Uvariopsis zenkeri explained

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

Description

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

Etymology

The specific epithet zenkeri honours the German botanist Georg August Zenker, who discovered the first specimen at Bipindi in the Cameroons in 1896.^[1]

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. IUCN, however, lists this species as endemic to Cameroon.

Taxonomy

This plant was first described by Engler in 1899, and is the type species of Uvariopsis.

External links

• 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
• 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) 3393377. The Genus Uvariopsis (Annonaceae) in Tropical Africa, with a Recombination and One New Species from Cameroon. Novon. 13. 4. 443–449. Kenfack. David. Gosline. George. Gereau. Roy E.. Schatz. George E.. 2003. 10.2307/3393377.
• 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)

Notes and References

1. http://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.p00362604 Global Plants, JSTOR