30. Ambilobea madagascariensis (Capuron) Thulin, Beier & Razafim.
Sapindales > Burseraceae > Ambilobea
Publication: Nordic Journal of Botany 26: 223–225, Fig.3, Fig.4. 2008.
Local names: Matambelo, Ramiala, Ribany, Sanirana, Tsiandramiramy.
IUCN Red List: VU B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv) ver 3.1
Year published: 2019
Belongs to the monotypic genus.
Dioecious trees or shrubs, fragrant resin. Leaves deciduous, grouped at the end of the branches, imparipinnate. Inflorescences axillary, dimorphic, the staminate in pedunculate dichasial cymes, the pistillate in sparsely flowered pseudoracemes or panicles. Pseudocapsule trilocular fruit, narrowly pyriform; three pyrenes.
Ambilobea differs from all Burseraceae by its winged petioles. Phylogenetically, it is within the Canarium clade (Thulin & al., 2008).
Flowering time: October-February
Population: 20 subpopulations
Lower elevation limit: 50 metres
Fruiting time: February
Trends:
Upper elevation limit: 830 metres