Anomostachys

SClassification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Euphorbioideae
Tribus: Hippomaneae
Subtribus: Hippomaninae
Genus: Anomostachys
Species: A. lastellei
Name

Anomostachys (Baill.) Hurus., Journ. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot., 6: 311. (1954)

Type species: Anomostachys lastellei (Baill.) Kruijt, Biblioth. Bot. 146: 11. (1996)
monotypic taxon

References

Hurusawa, I. 1954. Journal of the Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo Section 3, Botany, 6: 311.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Anomostachys in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 July 7. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Anomostachys. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 July 7. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Anomostachys. Published online. Accessed: July 7 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Anomostachys. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 July 2021.

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]
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]
References

Razanajatovo, H. 2020. Anomostachys lastellei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T137506066A137899398. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T137506066A137899398.en. Accessed on 11 September 2022.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Hurusawa, Isao. 1954. Journal of the Faculty of Science: University of Tokyo, Section 3, Botany 6: 311
Tropicos, Anomostachys Hurus.
Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.