45. Diegodendron humbertii Capuron
Malvales > Bixaceae > Diegodendron
Publication: Adansonia: recueil périodique d'observations botanique, n.s. 3: 386, t. 5. 1963.
Local names: Ampoly, Kisaka, Lekiriny.
IUCN Red List: VUB1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,ii,iv,iv) ver 3.1
Year published: 2020
Belongs to the monotypic genus.
Shrub 1.5 to 3 m high or small tree up to 8 m high, aromatic, hard and very dense wood. Leaves alternate, simple and leathery. Inflorescences terminal, thyrses. Flowers large, regular, hermaphroditic.
Drupaceous fruit. Phylogenetically, Diegodendron and Bixa form a robust monophyletic clade (Johnson-Fulton & Watson, 2017).
Flowering time: November-January
Population: 13 subpopulations
Lower elevation limit: 30 metres
Fruiting time: February
Trends:
Upper elevation limit: 396 metres