Dais glaucescens

Dais glaucescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Thymelaeaceae
Genus:	Dais
Species:	D. glaucescens
Binomial name
	Dais glaucescens; Decne.
Synonyms
	Dais madagascariensis Bojer ex Meisn.; Dais rhamnifolia Baill.; Lasiosiphon rhamnifolius Baker;

Dais glaucescens, commonly called havohoa in Malagasy,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae that is native to central Madagascar.[2] It was originally described by Joseph Decaisne in the Annales des Sciences Naturelles in 1843.[3]

Description

Dais glaucescens takes the form of a shrub or small tree, growing up to 8 metres (8.7 yd) tall. The trunk can be up to 25 centimetres (9.8 in) in diameter.[4]

Distribution and habitat

Dais glaucescens is native to the central areas of Madagascar. It is found in forests, usually near water, at elevations of roughly 1,000 metres (1,100 yd).[4]

Uses

In Madagascar, the bark of Dais glaucescens is known as "havoa" and is used in the making of Antemoro paper.[5] This practice of using the "beaten-bark technique" has been attributed to the Antemoro people as far back as 1661 by the French governor of Madagascar Étienne de Flacourt.[6]

References

Ingram, Jane C.; Dawson, Terence P. (June 2006). "Forest Cover, Condition, and Ecology in Human-Impacted Forests, South-Eastern Madagascar" (PDF). Conservation & Society. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment. 4 (2): 228 – via JSTOR.
"Dais glaucescens". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
"Dais glaucescens Decne". African Plants Database. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques Ville de Geneve. 19 August 2009.
Fern, Ken (30 July 2021). "Dais glaucescens Decne. Thymelaeaceae". Database of Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
Rogers, Zachary S. (July 2009). "A Revision of Malagasy "Gnidia" (Thymelaeaceae, Thymelaeoideae)" (PDF). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. 96 (2): 338 – via JSTOR.
Kent, R. K. (1969). "Madagascar and Africa III. The Anteimoro: A Theocracy in Southeastern Madagascar" (PDF). The Journal of African History. Cambridge University Press. 10 (1): 64 – via JSTOR.

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[Ingram_2006-1] Ingram, Jane C.; Dawson, Terence P. (June 2006). "Forest Cover, Condition, and Ecology in Human-Impacted Forests, South-Eastern Madagascar" (PDF). Conservation & Society. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment. 4 (2): 228 – via JSTOR.

[POWO-2] "Dais glaucescens". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 February 2022.

[3] "Dais glaucescens Decne". African Plants Database. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques Ville de Geneve. 19 August 2009.

[Fern_2021-4] Fern, Ken (30 July 2021). "Dais glaucescens Decne. Thymelaeaceae". Database of Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 9 February 2022.

[Rogers_2009-5] Rogers, Zachary S. (July 2009). "A Revision of Malagasy "Gnidia" (Thymelaeaceae, Thymelaeoideae)" (PDF). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. 96 (2): 338 – via JSTOR.

[Kent_1969-6] Kent, R. K. (1969). "Madagascar and Africa III. The Anteimoro: A Theocracy in Southeastern Madagascar" (PDF). The Journal of African History. Cambridge University Press. 10 (1): 64 – via JSTOR.