| Uvariopsis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Uvariopsis Engl.[1] |
Uvariopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. The genus is unique to Africa,[2] and consists of about 18 species,[3] all of which are either ramiflorous, cauliflorous or both.[2]
The type species for the genus is Uvariopsis zenkeri Engl.[1][4]
Taxonomy
The genus was first described in 1899 by Engler.[1]
Species include
- Uvariopsis bakeriana (Hutch. & Dalziel) Robyns & Ghesq.
- Uvariopsis bisexualis Verdc.
- Uvariopsis citrata[5] Couvreur & Niangadouma
- Uvariopsis congensis Robyns & Ghesq.
- Uvariopsis congolana (De Wild.) R.E. Fr.
- Uvariopsis dioica (Diels) Robyns & Ghesq.
- Uvariopsis globiflora Keay
- Uvariopsis guineensis Keay
- Uvariopsis korupensis[2]
- 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 Kenfack, Gosline & Gereau
- Uvariopsis tripetala (Bak.f.) G.E. Schatz
- Uvariopsis vanderystii Robyns & Ghesq.
- Uvariopsis zenkeri Engl.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Uvariopsis Engl". Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ a b c (in French) Gereau, E. R., & Kenfack, D. (2000). Le genre Uvariopsis (Annonaceae) en Afrique tropicale, avec la description d’une espece nouvelle du Cameroun. Adansonia, 22(1), 39-43.
- ^ Couvreur, T. L., & Luke, W. R. Q. (2010) A new species of Uvariopsis (Annonaceae), endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania. Blumea-Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants, 55(1), 68-72
- ^ a b c Engler, H.G.A. (1899) "Notizblatt des Königlichen botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin 2: 298". Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ Couvreur, Thomas L.P.; Raoul, Niangadouma (August 2, 2016). "New species of Uvariopsis (Annonaceae) and Laccosperma (Arecaceae/Palmae) from Monts de Cristal, Gabon". PhytoKeys.