Uvariopsis korupensis

Uvariopsis korupensis is a species of flowering plant in the Annonaceae family in the genus Uvariopsis,[2][3] endemic to Cameroon.[1]

Uvariopsis korupensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Uvariopsis
Species:
U. korupensis
Binomial name
Uvariopsis korupensis
Gereau & Kenfack [2]

Description

This 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]

Distribution

Endemic 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]

Threats

Uvariopsis 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]

Uses

The leaves are wrapped around fish before cooking in the littoral provinces of Cameroon.[4]

See also

References
  1. Cheek, M. (2014) "Uvariopsis korupensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T200683A2678951". 2011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T200683A2678951.en. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. 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.
  3. (in French) "Uvariopsis korupensis Gereau & Kenfack, Tela botanica". Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. "Uvariopsis korupensis | VASCULAR PLANTS OF KORUP NATIONAL PARK". korupplants.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
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