Xylopia africana | |
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Xylopia africana seed pods | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Annonaceae |
Genus: | Xylopia |
Species: | X. africana
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Binomial name | |
Xylopia africana | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Xylopia africana is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is found in west-central Africa. It is restricted to submontane and lower montane forests. It is threatened due to habitat loss by clearance of forest. [1] It was first described as Melodorum africanum in 1862 by George Bentham. [3]
The tree Xylopia africana is up to 20 metres tall, DBH 30 cm. It has yellow to yellow-orange flowers. Its seed pods are 6.6-10.5 cm long and contain up to 5 seeds. [4]
Xylopia africana grows in montane and submontane mossy forests at elevations of 900–2000 m. [4] It occurs in southeastern Nigeria ( Obudu), western Cameroon ( Mount Cameroon, Bakossi, Rumpi Hills, Fosimondi, Bali Ngemba), São Tomé and Príncipe ( São Tomé Island) and Equatorial Guinea ( Bioko island). [1]
Xylopia africana | |
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Xylopia africana seed pods | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Annonaceae |
Genus: | Xylopia |
Species: | X. africana
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Binomial name | |
Xylopia africana | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Xylopia africana is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is found in west-central Africa. It is restricted to submontane and lower montane forests. It is threatened due to habitat loss by clearance of forest. [1] It was first described as Melodorum africanum in 1862 by George Bentham. [3]
The tree Xylopia africana is up to 20 metres tall, DBH 30 cm. It has yellow to yellow-orange flowers. Its seed pods are 6.6-10.5 cm long and contain up to 5 seeds. [4]
Xylopia africana grows in montane and submontane mossy forests at elevations of 900–2000 m. [4] It occurs in southeastern Nigeria ( Obudu), western Cameroon ( Mount Cameroon, Bakossi, Rumpi Hills, Fosimondi, Bali Ngemba), São Tomé and Príncipe ( São Tomé Island) and Equatorial Guinea ( Bioko island). [1]