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Endemic to Madagascar, occurring from the southern and western zones to the north.

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Shrub or small tree  1-6 (10) m tall, found in deciduous woodland and xerophytic scrubland, mainly on sand but also on limestone, from coastal dunes to c.900 m

The bark is used as rope and the branches are used as posts and in house construction.

Conversion of woodland vegetation for agriculture and farming 'Tavy' is widespread across Madagascar. This species is likely to have declined in some parts of the range, but as it is so widespread (and common?) it is not likely to be meeting thresholds for threatened species.

Occurrence in protected areas, seed bank?

This is a widespread and common species. Although there are threats to the vegetation in which this species occurs, but at present there is no evidence to suggest that a threatened category is warranted. Therefore this species is listed as Least Concern.

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