Brenierea insignis is a species of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae and is the only member of the genus Brenierea.[2] It is endemic to Madagascar.[3]
| Brenierea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cercidoideae |
| Genus: | Brenierea Humbert (1959) |
| Species: | B. insignis
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| Binomial name | |
| Brenierea insignis Humbert (1959)
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Brenierea insignis is a shrub or small tree which grows 6 to 8 meters tall. It is endemic to the arid south and southwest of Madagascar, where it grows in deciduous spiny thicket on calcareous or silicaceous soil from sea level up to 300 meters elevation.[1]
The tree is subject to habitat loss and fragmentation from human-caused fires and forest clearance for livestock grazing, agriculture, and firewood.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Ramanantsialonina, R.N. (2019). "Brenierea insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T19891678A124143571. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T19891678A124143571.en. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ Sinou C, Forest F, Lewis GP, Bruneau A (2009). "The genus Bauhinia s.l. (Leguminosae): a phylogeny based on the plastid trnL–trnF region". Botany. 87 (10): 947–960. doi:10.1139/B09-065.
- ^ Brenierea Humbert. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
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