Anomostachys

Anomostachys is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1951.^[3][4] It contains one known species, Anomostachys lastellei, endemic to Madagascar.^[2][5]

Anomostachys
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Euphorbioideae
Tribe:	Hippomaneae
Subtribe:	Hippomaninae
Genus:	Anomostachys (Baill.) Hurus.
Species:	A. lastellei
Binomial name
Anomostachys lastellei (Müll.Arg.) Kruijt
Synonyms[2]
Excoecaria lastellei Müll.Arg. Stillingia lastellei Baill. Sapium gymnogyne Leandri Sapium loziense Leandri Sapium perrieri Leandri

Description

Anomostachys lastellei is a tree which grows up to 20 meters high.^[1]

Range and habitat

Anomostachys lastellei is native to Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Toamasina, Toliara and Mahajanga provinces of eastern Madagascar.^[1]

It inhabits the humid lowland forests and mid-elevation montane forests from 80 to 1,150 meters elevation. It is found in primary forests and degraded vegetation, on humus, sandy, rocky, or quartzitic soils.^[1]