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Camptocarpus linearis

Camptocarpus linearis
Photo: The herbarium specimen is attributed to Raymond Decary, the photograph is unattributed except to note that it was produc, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Grows as
Shrub, Climber
Native range
C. & NC. Madagascar
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

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Camptocarpus linearis is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Joseph Decaisne, the botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its narrow (linearis in Latin) leaves.

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Camptocarpus acuminatus · Camptocarpus crassifolius · Camptocarpus mauritianus · Camptocarpus semihastatus · Camptocarpus sphenophyllus · Camptocarpus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Camptocarpus linearis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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