Uvariopsis

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]

Uvariopsis
Uvariopsis dicaprio
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Annonaceae
Subfamily:	Annonoideae
Tribe:	Monodoreae
Genus:	Uvariopsis Engl.[1]
Synonyms
Dennettia Baker f. Tetrastemma Diels Thonnera De Wild.

The type species for the genus is Uvariopsis zenkeri Engl.^[1][4]

Taxonomy

The genus was first described in 1899 by Engler.^[1]

Species

• 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 dicaprio^[6] Cheek & Gosline
• 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

1. "Uvariopsis Engl". Retrieved 23 April 2018.
2. Gereau, E. R.; Kenfack, D. (2000). "Le genre Uvariopsis (Annonaceae) en Afrique tropicale, avec la description d'une espece nouvelle du Cameroun" (PDF). Adansonia (in French). 22 (1): 39–43.
3. Couvreur, Thomas Louis Peter; Luke, William Richard Quentin (16 April 2010). "A new species of Uvariopsis (Annonaceae), endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania". Blumea. 55 (1): 68–72. doi:10.3767/000651910X499196. ISSN 0006-5196. Wikidata Q96002471.
4. Engler, H.G.A. (1899). Notizblatt des Königlichen botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin 2: 298. Vol. 2. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
5. Couvreur, Thomas L.P.; Raoul, Niangadouma (August 2, 2016). "New species of Uvariopsis (Annonaceae) and Laccosperma (Arecaceae/Palmae) from Monts de Cristal, Gabon". PhytoKeys (68): 1–8. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.68.9576. PMC 5029126. PMID 27698570.
6. George Gosline; Martin Cheek; Jean Michel Onana; Eric Ngansop Tchatchouang; Xander M. van der Burgt; Lorna MacKinnon; Léo-Paul M. J. Dagallier (6 January 2022). "Uvariopsis dicaprio (Annonaceae) a new tree species with notes on its pollination biology, and the Critically Endangered narrowly endemic plant species of the Ebo Forest, Cameroon". PeerJ. 10: e12614. doi:10.7717/PEERJ.12614. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 8743011. PMID 35036131. Wikidata Q110445002.