Isolona zenkeri explained

Isolona zenkeri is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is found in Cameroon, The Republic of the Congo and Gabon.[1] Adolf Engler, the German botanist who first formally described the species, named it after Georg August Zenker who collected the sample Engler examined.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Description

It has dark smooth branches. Its leaves are 20-25 by 7-9 centimeters and come to a point at their tip.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Isolona zenkeri Engl.. . n.d. . Plants of the World Online . The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . February 9, 2019.
  2. Book: Engler . A. . Diels . L. . 1899 . Diagnosen Neuer Afrikanischer Pflanzenarten - 4. Anonaceae . Notizblatt des Königlichen botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin . 2 . Leipzig . In Commission bei Wilhelm Engelmann . 301.