OPERCULICARYA HYPHAENOIDES

This member of the Anacardiaceae family was given this name by Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie in 1944. It is found in south western Madagascar, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The stem can grow to 40 centimetres in diameter and 150 centimetres in height.

The genera name from Latin operculum; 'little lid' and Greek karyum; 'nut', referring to the lidded, nut-like seeds. The species name means ' looking like Hyphaene', a member of the Arecaceae family. A. Randrianasolo & P. P. Lowry, 2006: "This species can be recognized by its numerous small leaflets with strongly revolute margins and prominently raised venation on lower surface that forms deep cavities between veins".