Uvariopsis zenkeri

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

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]

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 specimen 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]

References[]

  1. ^ The International Plant List (2018)Uvariopsis zenkeri Engl. Vol. 2. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c (2012) "Uvariopsis zenkeri Engl., Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute". Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. ^ Global Plants, JSTOR [1]
  5. ^ Engler, A. & Diels, L. (1899) 'Anonaceae', in Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem, 2, 298. Vol. 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. Vol. bd.2 (1897-1899). 1895–1918. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Tropicos: Uvariopsis zenkeri Engl". Retrieved 23 April 2018.

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