Uvariopsis zenkeri

Uvariopsis zenkeri Engl. is a species of flowering shrub in the Annonaceae family in the genus Uvariopsis,[2] endemic to Cameroon and the Central African Republic.[3]

Uvariopsis zenkeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Uvariopsis
Species:
U. zenkeri
Binomial name
Uvariopsis zenkeri
Engl.[1]

Description

U. zenkeri is a shrub of 1–4 m high[3] and bears its monoecious inflorescences on the old wood of both its branches and its trunk.[2] Its petals are joined at the base of the flower.[2]

Etymology

The specific epithet zenkeri honours the German botanist Georg August Zenker, who discovered the first speciment at Bipindi in the Cameroons in 1896.[4]

Distribution

This species is found in shadow on laterite at an altitude of 120 m in Cameroon, and in the fringing forest of the rain-forest in the Central African Republic.[3]

Taxonomy

This plant was first described by Engler in 1899,[5][6] and is the type species of Uvariopsis.[7]

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References
  1. The International Plant List (2018)Uvariopsis zenkeri Engl. 2. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. Gereau, R.E. & Kenfack, D. (2000) "Le genre Uvariopsis (Annonaceae) en Afrique tropicale, avec la description d'une espèce nouvelle du Cameroun" (PDF). Adansonia. Série 3. 22 (1): 39–43. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. (2012) "Uvariopsis zenkeri Engl., Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute". Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. Global Plants, JSTOR
  5. Engler, A. & Diels, L. (1899) 'Anonaceae', in Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem, 2, 298. bd.2 (1897-1899). 1895–1918. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  6. (1899) Engler, A & Diels, L. (1899) 'Diagnosen neuer afrikanischer Pflanzenarten', in Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem, 2, 281-308. bd.2 (1897-1899). 1895–1918. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  7. "Tropicos: Uvariopsis zenkeri Engl". Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  • (in French) Gereau, R.E. & Kenfack, D. (2000) « Le genre Uvariopsis (Annonaceae) en Afrique tropicale, avec la description d’une espèce nouvelle du Cameroun » Adansonia, sér. 3 22(1):39-43
  • (in French) Onana, J.-M. (2013) Synopsis des espèces végétales vasculaires endémiques et rares du Cameroun : check-liste pour la gestion durable et la conservation de la biodiversité,Yaoundé. Ministère de la Recherche scientifique et de l'Innovation, coll. « Flore du Cameroun » (no 40) p. 71
  • Kenfack, D., Gosline,G., Gereau, R.E. & Schatz, G.E. (2003) Kenfack, David; Gosline, George; Gereau, Roy E.; Schatz, George E. (2003). "The Genus Uvariopsis (Annonaceae) in Tropical Africa, with a Recombination and One New Species from Cameroon". Novon. 13 (4): 443–449. JSTOR 3393377.
  • Onana, J.-M. (2011) The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments . National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé
  • Spécimens (Muséum national d'histoire naturelle)
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