Secamonopsis microphylla is a plant species endemic to southern Madagascar.[1] It is a trailing or erect herb up to 1.5 m tall. Leaves are narrowly oblong, up to 10 mm long. Flowers in groups of 1–3, yellow, tubular, up to 1.2 mm long.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Secamonopsis |
| Species: | S. microphylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Secamonopsis microphylla Civeyrel & Klack.
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The only other species in the genus is Secamonopsis madagascariensis, also indigenous to Madagascar. It is taller, often twining, with larger leaves than S. microphylla.[1][2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b Civeyrel, L. & J. Klackenberg. 1996. A second species of the Malagasy genus Secamonopsis (Asclepiadaceae). Novon 6(2): 144–146
- ^ Civeyrel, L. & N. Rowe. 2001. Phylogenetic relationships of Secamonoideae based on the plastid gene matK, morphology, and biomechanics. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 88: 583–602
- ^ photo of isotype of Secamonopsis microphyllafrom Herbier du Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza, Antananarivo, Madagascar
- ^ Klackenberg, J. 1992. Taxonomy of Secamone (Asclepiadaceae) s.lat. in the Madagascar region. Opera Botanica 112:5-127.