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Kaliphora madagascariensis

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Kaliphora madagascariensis is a species of evergreen shrub or small tree in the family Montiniaceae, endemic to Madagascar. It grows one to four meters tall in subhumid woodland and forest across northern, central, and south-central regions of the island, including the provinces of Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, and Mahajanga, at elevations from 50 to 2,000 meters. It is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Kaliphora madagascariensis 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cornales, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Kaliphora madagascariensis
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Found In

Madagascar

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Kaliphora (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    It grows one to four meters tall in subhumid woodland and forest across northern, central, and south-central regions of the island, including the provinces of Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, and Mahajanga, at elevations from 50 to 2,000 meters.
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Kaliphora madagascariensis is a species of evergreen shrub or small tree.
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Solanales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12408
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12408
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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4. Wikidata: Kaliphora madagascariensis
Child Taxon Of: Cornales, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
5. Kaliphora madagascariensis (Wikipedia)
infobox status=LCView the Source
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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