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Secamonopsis microphylla

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Secamonopsis microphylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Secamonopsis
Species:
S. microphylla
Binomial name
Secamonopsis microphylla
Civeyrel & Klack.

Secamonopsis microphylla is a plant species endemic to southern Madagascar.[1] It is a trailing or erect herb up to 1.5 m tall. Leaves are narrowly oblong, up to 10 mm long. Flowers in groups of 1–3, yellow, tubular, up to 1.2 mm long.

The only other species in the genus is Secamonopsis madagascariensis, also indigenous to Madagascar. It is taller, often twining, with larger leaves than S. microphylla.[1][2][3][4]

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