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Uvariopsis korupensis
Uvariopsis korupensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Annonaceae[2][3] endemic to Cameroon.[1] DescriptionThis shrub or small tree is of a height of 6 to 15 m, with a trunk of up to 14 cm in diameter.[1] Young branches slightly velvet. Leaves coriaceous, glabrous, oblong-oblanceolate, 30–52 cm long, 9–14 cm broad. The inflorescence is fasciculate and the (cauliflorous) monoecious flowers are borne on a wooden collar at the base of the trunk (which sometimes extends up to 3.8 m from the base). Flowers orange and cream-coloured.[2] Stigma glabrous, sessile. Fruit ellipsoid-cylindrical, 3–6 cm long, 1.8–3 cm thick. Seeds ellipsoid-oblong, 10–22 mm by 5–8 mm.[4] DistributionEndemic to Cameroon, the species grows in the south-west region on Mounts Cameroon, Korup, Bakossi and Takamanda.[1] The plant grows in lowland evergreen forest in hilly terrain at an altitude of between 50 and 1,000 metres on wet soils.[1][4] ThreatsUvariopsis korupensis is threatened by deforestation for agriculture and timber.[1] Currently occupying an area of up to 36 square kilometres, it is in continuing decline due to the loss of its habitat.[1] UsesThe leaves are wrapped around fish before cooking in the littoral provinces of Cameroon.[4] See alsoReferences
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