''Annickia'' is a genus of
plant
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...
in family
Annonaceae
The Annonaceae are a Family (biology), family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs, or rarely lianas commonly known as the custard apple family or soursop family. With 108 accepted genera and about 2400 known species, it is the largest ...
. Every species of this genus is native to continental Africa, from west Tropical Africa to
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
.
Species
As accepted by Kew;
* ''
Annickia affinis''
(Exell) Versteegh & Sosef
* ''
Annickia ambigua''
(Robyns & Ghesq.) Setten & Maas
* ''
Annickia atrocyanescens''
(Robyns & Ghesq.) Setten & Maas
* ''
Annickia chlorantha
''Annickia chlorantha'' is a tree that grows up to 25 meters tall, it belongs to the Annonaceae family. An important tree used in traditional medical practices for the treatment of malaria and various diseases in Nigeria and Cameroon; oil extra ...
''
(Oliv.) Setten & Maas
* ''
Annickia kummeriae''
(Engl. Engl or Engl. may refer to:
*England, a country that is part of the United Kingdom
*English
*Engl (surname), a German surname
*Engl., taxonomic abbreviation for botanist Adolf Engler
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler (25 March 1844 – 10 October 193 ...
& 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 Polbot
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