Vepris heterophylla is an angiosperm belonging to the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophta, class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Rutaceae., genus Vepris.[4] The genus Vepris is a widespread plant that is capable of adapting to a variety of climatic and soil conditions, drought inclusive[5] Vepris heterophylla can be found in Ghana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, and Nigeria, on the African continent.[6] It usually occurs in the dry forest, on rocky hills in the savanna, and on hill slopes with granite boulders and along temporary river banks[7] Vepris heterophylla is listed as an Endangered species according to IUCN Red List Classification due to habitat loss[8]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Vepris |
| Species: | V. heterophylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Vepris heterophylla (Engl.) Letouzey
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References
edit- ^ Hawthorne, W. (1998). "Vepris heterophylla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32202A9685604. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32202A9685604.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Vepris heterophylla (Engl.) Letouzey". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "Vepris heterophylla (Engl.) Letouzey". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ Cheek, Martin; Onana, Jean-Michel; Yasuda, Shigeo; Lawrence, Poppy; Ameka, Gabriel; Buinovskaja, Greta (December 2019). "Addressing the Vepris verdoorniana complex (Rutaceae) in West Africa, with two new species". Kew Bulletin. 74 (4): 53. Bibcode:2019KewBu..74...53C. doi:10.1007/s12225-019-9837-y. ISSN 0075-5974.
- ^ Geldenhuys, C.J. (October 1993). "Observations of the effects of drought on evergreen and deciduous species in the eastern Cape forests". South African Journal of Botany. 59 (5): 522–534. doi:10.1016/s0254-6299(16)30699-8. ISSN 0254-6299.
- ^ Antwi, Raymond Agyepong; Owusu, Erasmus Henaku; Attuquayefio, Daniel Korley (March 2018). "Species distribution of kobs (Kobus kob) in the Shai Hills Resource Reserve: an exploratory analysis". Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 190 (3): 107. Bibcode:2018EMnAs.190..107A. doi:10.1007/s10661-018-6475-z. ISSN 0167-6369.
- ^ Howes, Melanie-Jayne R. (2015-10-14). "Book Review for the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society: by Schmelzer, GH & Gurib-Fakim, A (2013) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. 11(2). Medicinal Plants 2. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen, Netherlands". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 179 (3): 546–547. doi:10.1111/boj.12271. ISSN 0024-4074.
- ^ Newmark, William D. (2002). Conserving Biodiversity in East African Forests. Ecological Studies. Vol. 155. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-04872-6. ISBN 978-3-642-07629-9.
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