''Brochoneura usambarensis'' is a species of tree native to the moist evergreen forests of

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

and

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 ...

. It is the sole species in genus ''Brochoneura''.

Range and habitat

''Brochoneura usambarensis'' is restricted to small areas in the Usambara, Nguru, Uluguru, and Udzungwa mountains of Tanzania and the Shimba Hills of Kenya. It is endemic to transitional rain forest, a mid-elevation plant community found on seaward-facing mountain slopes above 800 meters elevation, and occasionally at lower elevations in stream valleys.White, Frank F. (1983). ''The vegetation of Africa: A descriptive memoir to accompany the Unesco/AETFAT/UNSO vegetation map of Africa''. UNESCO, 1983. ISBN 92-3-101955-4

References

Myristicaceae Myristicaceae genera Monotypic Magnoliales genera Flora of Kenya Flora of Tanzania Vulnerable plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Northern Zanzibar–Inhambane coastal forest mosaic Plants described in 1895 Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN Taxa named by Otto Warburg {{Myristicaceae-stub