Uvariopsis zenkeri Engl. is a species of flowering shrub in the family Annonaceae[3] endemic to Cameroon and the Central African Republic.[4]

Uvariopsis zenkeri
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Uvariopsis
Species:
U. zenkeri
Binomial name
Uvariopsis zenkeri

Description

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

Etymology

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The specific epithet zenkeri honours the German botanist Georg August Zenker, who discovered the first specimen at Bipindi in the Cameroons in 1896.[5]

Distribution

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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.[4] IUCN, however, lists this species as endemic to Cameroon.[1]

Taxonomy

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This plant was first described by Engler in 1899,[6][7] and is the type species of Uvariopsis.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Texier, N.; Stévart, T. (2021). "Uvariopsis zenkeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T133046133A133046192. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T133046133A133046192.en. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  2. ^ The International Plant List (2018)Uvariopsis zenkeri Engl. Vol. 2. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c (2012) "Uvariopsis zenkeri Engl., Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute". Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. ^ Global Plants, JSTOR
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ (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.
  8. ^ "Tropicos: Uvariopsis zenkeri Engl". Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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