''Annickia'' is a genus of
plant
Plants are the eukaryotes that form the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with c ...
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, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...
.
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
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& 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 genera
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Flora of Tanzania
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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