Uvariopsis

Uvariopsis
Uvariopsis dicaprio
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Subfamily: Annonoideae
Tribe: Monodoreae
Genus: Uvariopsis
Engl.[1]
Synonyms
  • Dennettia Baker f.
  • Tetrastemma Diels
  • Thonnera De Wild.

Uvariopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. The genus is unique to Africa,[2] and consists of about 18 species,[3] all of which are either ramiflorous, cauliflorous or both.[2]

The type species for the genus is Uvariopsis zenkeri Engl.[1][4]

Taxonomy

The genus was first described in 1899 by Engler.[1]

Species

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Uvariopsis Engl". Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Gereau, E. R.; Kenfack, D. (2000). "Le genre Uvariopsis (Annonaceae) en Afrique tropicale, avec la description d'une espece nouvelle du Cameroun" (PDF). Adansonia (in French). 22 (1): 39–43.
  3. ^ Couvreur, Thomas Louis Peter; Luke, William Richard Quentin (16 April 2010). "A new species of Uvariopsis (Annonaceae), endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania". Blumea. 55 (1): 68–72. doi:10.3767/000651910X499196. ISSN 0006-5196. Wikidata Q96002471.
  4. ^ a b c Engler, H.G.A. (1899). Notizblatt des Königlichen botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin 2: 298. Vol. 2. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. ^ Couvreur, Thomas L.P.; Raoul, Niangadouma (August 2, 2016). "New species of Uvariopsis (Annonaceae) and Laccosperma (Arecaceae/Palmae) from Monts de Cristal, Gabon". PhytoKeys (68): 1–8. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.68.9576. PMC 5029126. PMID 27698570.
  6. ^ George Gosline; Martin Cheek; Jean Michel Onana; Eric Ngansop Tchatchouang; Xander M. van der Burgt; Lorna MacKinnon; Léo-Paul M. J. Dagallier (6 January 2022). "Uvariopsis dicaprio (Annonaceae) a new tree species with notes on its pollination biology, and the Critically Endangered narrowly endemic plant species of the Ebo Forest, Cameroon". PeerJ. 10: e12614. doi:10.7717/PEERJ.12614. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 8743011. PMID 35036131. Wikidata Q110445002.


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