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Annickia Ambigua
''Annickia'' is a genus of plant in family Annonaceae. Every species of this genus is native to continental Africa, from west Tropical Africa to Tanzania. Species As accepted by Kew; * ''Annickia affinis'' (Exell) Versteegh & Sosef * ''Annickia ambigua'' (Robyns & Ghesq.) Setten & Maas * ''Annickia atrocyanescens'' (Robyns & Ghesq.) Setten & Maas * ''Annickia chlorantha'' (Oliv.) Setten & Maas * ''Annickia kummeriae'' (Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler, Engl. & Diels) Setten & Maas * ''Annickia kwiluensis'' (Robyns & Ghesq.) Setten & Maas * ''Annickia lebrunii'' (Robyns & Ghesq.) Setten & Maas * ''Annickia letestui'' (Le Thomas) Setten & Maas * ''Annickia olivacea'' (Robyns & Ghesq.) Setten & Maas * ''Annickia pilosa'' (Exell) Setten & Maas * ''Annickia polycarpa'' (DC.) Setten & Maas ex I.M.Turner A revision of the genus ''Annickia'' was carried out in 2007. References Annonaceae Annonaceae genera Flora of West Tropical Africa Flora of Tanzania Taxonomy articles created by Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annickia Affinis
''Annickia affinis'' is small to medium sized tree that grows up to 30m tall, it belongs to the Annonaceae family. Also known as the African yellow wood, it is widely used in Central Africa and parts of West Africa in the treatment of various diseases. Both ''Annickia affinis'' and ''Annickia chlorantha'' are widely studied and sometimes credited with the name ''Enantia chrlorantha''. Description Straight, cylindrical trunk, about 80 cm in diameter. Bark, smooth, grey-brown - blackish. Leaf; petiole, 8-12 mm, leaf-blade, 3.5 x 27 cm long and 1.5 x 9 cm wide, narrowly elliptic to obovate, acuminate or acute at apex and cuneate at the base; glabrous upper surface, glossy dark green when fresh to grey/brown - black when dry; lower surface pubescent, pale green when fresh to greenish/brown - deep brown, short, simple, bifid or trifid hairs directed towards the apex. Distribution Commonly occurs at altitudes between 50 - 650 meters in primary, secondary and degraded forests of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |