''Uvariopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Annonaceae. The genus is unique to Africa,
and consists of about 18 species, all of which are either
ramiflorous
In plant biology, ramiflory is the production of fruit and flowers on the woody branches of a plant, formed in a previous season. The corresponding condition for the trunk of the plant is known as cauliflory
Cauliflory is a botanical term ref ...
,
cauliflorous or both.
The type species for the genus is ''
Uvariopsis zenkeri
''Uvariopsis zenkeri'' Engl. is a species of flowering shrub in the family '' Annonaceae'' endemic to Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
Description
'' U. zenkeri'' is a shrub of 1–4 m high and bears its monoecious inflorescences on ...
'' Engl.
Taxonomy
The genus was first described in 1899 by
Engler.
Species
* ''
Uvariopsis bakeriana''
(Hutch. & Dalziel) Robyns & Ghesq.
* ''
Uvariopsis bisexualis''
Verdc.
* ''
Uvariopsis citrata''
* ''
Uvariopsis congensis''
Robyns & Ghesq.
* ''
Uvariopsis congolana''
(De Wild.) R.E. Fr.
* ''
Uvariopsis dicaprio''
* ''
Uvariopsis dioica''
(Diels) Robyns & Ghesq.
* ''
Uvariopsis globiflora
''Uvariopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. The genus is unique to Africa, and consists of about 18 species, all of which are either ramiflorous, cauliflorous or both.
The type species for the genus is '' Uvariops ...
''
Keay
* ''
Uvariopsis guineensis
''Uvariopsis guineensis'' is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is native to
Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Ronald William John Keay, the botanist who first formally described the species, named it after Guinea ...
''
Keay
* ''
Uvariopsis korupensis''
* ''
Uvariopsis letestui''
Pellegr.
* ''
Uvariopsis noldeae''
Exell & Mendonça
* ''
Uvariopsis pedunculosa''
(Diels) Robyns & Ghesq.
* ''
Uvariopsis sessiliflora''
(Mildbr. & Diels) Robyns & Ghesq.
* ''
Uvariopsis solheidii''
(De Wild.) Robyns & Ghesq.
* ''
Uvariopsis submontana
''Uvariopsis submontana'' is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
Endemic flora of ...
''
Kenfack, Gosline & Gereau
* ''
Uvariopsis tripetala''
(Bak.f.) G.E. Schatz
* ''
Uvariopsis vanderystii
''Uvariopsis vanderystii'' is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by ...
''
Robyns
Frans Hubert Edouard Arthur Walter Robyns (1901-1986), known as Walter Robyns, was a Belgian botanist. His son, André Robyns (1935–2003), was also a botanist.
Biography
He received his doctorate in sciences at the University of Louvain. & Ghesq.
* ''
Uvariopsis zenkeri
''Uvariopsis zenkeri'' Engl. is a species of flowering shrub in the family '' Annonaceae'' endemic to Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
Description
'' U. zenkeri'' is a shrub of 1–4 m high and bears its monoecious inflorescences on ...
''
Engl.[
]
References
Annonaceae
Annonaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Cauliflory
Taxa named by Adolf Engler
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