''Boutiquea'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae containing the single species ''Boutiquea platypetala''. It is native to

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

and

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

. This plant is known to science by only 14 specimens collected from eight locations. It is a

shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...

or tree generally growing tall, sometimes reaching . It has showy flowers and fruits. Its pollen is shed as permanent tetrads. It grows in evergreen forest habitat. This is a vulnerable species threatened by habitat loss as forest is cleared for agriculture.

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Flora of Cameroon Flora of Equatorial Guinea Annonaceae Monotypic magnoliid genera Annonaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Annonaceae-stub