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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Neostenanthera |
| Species: | N. neurosericea
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| Neostenanthera neurosericea | |
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Neostenanthera neurosericea (Diels) Exell. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ 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.
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