Neostenanthera neurosericea

Neostenanthera neurosericea is a species of flowering plant in the family Annonaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to southwestern Cameroon and Gabon.[2]

Neostenanthera neurosericea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Neostenanthera
Species:
N. neurosericea
Binomial name
Neostenanthera neurosericea
(Diels) Exell (1935)
Synonyms[2]
  • Boutiquea platypetala (Engl. & Diels) Le Thomas (1965)
  • Neostenanthera macrantha (Mildbr. & Diels) Exell (1935)
  • Neostenanthera platypetala (Engl. & Diels) Pellegr. (1950)
  • Stenanthera macrantha Mildbr. & Diels (1915)
  • Stenanthera neurosericea Diels (1907)
  • Stenanthera platypetala Engl. & Diels (1907)

This plant is known to science by only 14 specimens collected from eight locations. It is a shrub or tree generally growing 3 to 5 metres (10 to 16 ft) tall, sometimes reaching 10 metres (33 ft). It has showy flowers and fruits. Its pollen is shed as permanent tetrads.[3] It grows in evergreen forest habitat.[1]

This is a vulnerable species threatened by habitat loss as forest is cleared for agriculture.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cheek, M. (2014). "Boutiquea platypetala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T39475A2927181. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T39475A2927181.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Neostenanthera neurosericea (Diels) Exell. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  3. ^ Guo, Xing; Tang, Chin Cheung; Thomas, Daniel C.; Couvreur, Thomas L. P.; Saunders, Richard M. K. (2017). "A mega-phylogeny of the Annonaceae: taxonomic placement of five enigmatic genera and support for a new tribe, Phoenicantheae". Scientific Reports. 7 (1): 7323. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-07252-2. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 5544705. PMID 28779135.