Uvariopsis zenkeri

Uvariopsis zenkeri
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Annonaceae
Genus:	Uvariopsis
Species:	U. zenkeri
Binomial name
Uvariopsis zenkeri Engl.[2]

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

Description

Uvariopsis 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

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

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

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

References

1. 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. 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. (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.

External links

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