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9.
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(F ig. 7B, 8).
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[Prov.
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×
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anguste ellipticis vel lanceolatis) ad basin late cuneatis vel rotundato-subcordatis (non cuneatis) ad apice obscure obtuso-acuminatis (non acutocuspidatis) differt.
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high; branchlets slender, bark whitish gray; young branchlets compressed and dorso-ventrally 2-grooved, becoming subquadrangular and finally terete with age; nodes minutely thickened, internodes very short, c.
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long, “aphyllous” nodes absent (all nodes bearing normal leaves).
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coriaceous, bright green and shining on the upper surface, paler beneath, minutely rugose on both surfaces when dry; petiole slender, c.
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long; blades broadly elliptic to broadly ovate or suborbicular, 3.5 5.5 ×
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, base broadly cuneate to rounded-subcordate, apex vaguely obtuseacuminate; midnerve faintly impressed adaxially, clearly visible but not prominent abaxially, intramarginal nerves and transverse veins obscure.
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unknown.
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solitary in the leaf axils, unbranched; peduncles
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long; bracts rapidly deciduous, not seen.
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on pedicels 1(1.5) mm long, subglobose to ± ellipsoid, 5.56 ×
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, purplish when ripe; persistent calycinal crown
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high.
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<emphasis id="B9ABEABAFFA19D38FCFC8D26C16D1E30" bold="true" box="[801,892,1282,1302]" pageId="15" pageNumber="188">Fig. 7. A.</emphasis>
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R.D. Stone
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, open flower and floral buds.
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R.D. Stone
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, habit and fruiting branchlets. [Photos:
<emphasis id="B9ABEABAFFA19D38FCAF8D6AC1941E44" bold="true" box="[882,901,1358,1378]" pageId="15" pageNumber="188">A:</emphasis>
G. Schatz;
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R. Randrianaivo]
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<emphasis id="B9ABEABAFFA19D38FF4A8D68C3121E42" box="[151,259,1356,1380]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="188">Etymology</emphasis>
. The epithet
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refers to the very small leaves of this species.
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. Extreme northern
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(DIANA region), known only from the
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collection made on the Sahafary plateau c.
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southeast of the city of Antsiranana and east of the Route nationale no 6 at Andranomena Antsiranana. Habitat in dry, deciduous forest at elevation c.
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<emphasis id="B9ABEABAFFA19D38FF4A8EA9C3701D82" box="[151,353,1677,1700]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="188">Conservation status</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B9ABEABAFFA19D38FE5F8EA8C0491D82" box="[386,600,1676,1700]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="188">Memecylon reductum</emphasis>
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is known from a single location with an estimated AOO of
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². The forest in this area has been severely degraded and evidently remains unprotected (RANAIVOARISOA et al., 2013).
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<emphasis id="B9ABEABAFFA19D38FDF18EC8C0EA1C22" box="[556,763,1772,1796]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="188">Memecylon reductum</emphasis>
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is thus provisionally assessed as “Critically Endangered” [CR B2ab(iii)] in accordance with the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria (IUCN, 2012).
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<emphasis id="B9ABEABAFFA19D38FC9A8DA6C1911EBF" box="[839,896,1410,1433]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="188">Notes</emphasis>
. This species clearly belongs to
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<emphasis id="B9ABEABAFFA19D38FB228DA6C7651EBC" box="[1279,1396,1410,1434]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="188">Memecylon</emphasis>
sect.
<emphasis id="B9ABEABAFFA19D38FCFC8D86C1911E9C" box="[801,896,1442,1466]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="188">Buxifolia</emphasis>
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, sharing with
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<emphasis id="B9ABEABAFFA19D38FBC68D86C6B61E9C" box="[1051,1191,1442,1466]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="188">M. multinode</emphasis>
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the character of lacking “aphyllous” nodes and differing by its unusually small leaves. It has previously been confused with the distantly related
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<emphasis id="B9ABEABAFFA19D38FCFC8E26C1CB1D3C" box="[801,986,1538,1562]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="188">M. minimifolium</emphasis>
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, differing from that species by its whitish gray branchlets (vs. brownish), shorter internodes (2 vs.
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), shorter petioles (1 vs.
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), somewhat smaller leaves (3.5 5.5 × 3 4.5 vs. 6 ×
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), pedicels present,
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long (vs. absent, flowers sessile), and ± ellipsoid fruits (vs. subglobose). Molecular analyses further indicate that
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<emphasis id="B9ABEABAFFA19D38FCFC8EE6C1C51DFC" box="[801,980,1730,1754]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="188">M. minimifolium</emphasis>
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belongs to the Malagasy clade sensu STONE (2014) and is not a member of
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<emphasis id="B9ABEABAFFA19D38FB568EC6C7121DDC" box="[1163,1283,1762,1786]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="188">Memecylon</emphasis>
sect.
<emphasis id="B9ABEABAFFA19D38FA9A8EC6C7BD1DDC" box="[1351,1452,1762,1786]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="188">Buxifolia</emphasis>
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(R.D. Stone, unpubl. data).
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