''Uvariopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the 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 ...
. 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 re ...
,
cauliflorous or both.
The type species for the genus is ''
Uvariopsis zenkeri'' 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
''Uvariopsis congolana'' is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is native to
Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo.
Émile De Wildeman, the botanist who first formally described the s ...
''
(De Wild.) R.E. Fr.
* ''
Uvariopsis dicaprio''
Cheek
The cheeks () constitute the area of the face below the eyes and between the nose and the left or right ear. ''Buccal'' means relating to the cheek. In humans, the region is innervated by the buccal nerve. The area between the inside of th ...
& Gosline
* ''
Uvariopsis dioica''
(Diels) Robyns & Ghesq.
* ''
Uvariopsis globiflora''
Keay
* ''
Uvariopsis guineensis''
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
Habitat destruction (also termed ha ...
''
Kenfack, Gosline & Gereau
* ''
Uvariopsis vanderystii''
Robyns & Ghesq.
* ''
Uvariopsis zenkeri''
Engl Engl or Engl. may refer to:
*England, a country that is part of the United Kingdom
*English language, English
*Engl (surname), a German surname
*Engl., taxonomic abbreviation for botanist Adolf Engler
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References
Annonaceae genera
Cauliflory
Taxa named by Adolf Engler
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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