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Vitality and metabolic properties of binucleate and trinucleate pollen species upon dehiscence
No full textChapter 1Effects of various components upon germination in vitro were studied in order to develop an optimal germination medium for Compositae pollen. Equilibration of pollen in humid air, preceding germination, improved the reliability of results considerably.Irregular germination ability of pollen samples, originating from different collections, was studied by exposing flowering plants to different climatic conditions. High relative humidity and temperature at dehiscence cause a rapid decrease in pollen vitality. Data for an optimal germination medium and for acquisition of good pollen quality are presented.Chapter 2The respiration and vitality of ungerminated bi- and trinucleate pollen were studied in order to determine the influence of relative humidity and temperature on metabolic activity. The gas exchange, gerniination capacity and staining with tetrazolium bromide were followed under standardized conditions.A constant respiration rate occurred under conditions of high relative humidity (97 %). Per mg pollen, the trinucleate grains of Compositae and Gramineae respired 2 to 3 times as intense as 6 species of binucleate grains. Per unit of pollen protein the differences were even larger. In contrast to binucleate pollen, the longevity of trinucleate pollen was very short and the ability to germinate was lost twice as fast as the respiration capacity. This limits the use of tetrazolium bromide as an indicator of viability.At reduced relative humidities respiration was strongly restricted, but the longevity of bi- and trinucleate pollen considerably increased.Pollen of Gramineae, however, was very sensitive to changes in relative humidity; short exposure to low relative humidity decreased both the vitality and the capacity to respire.Chapter 3Bi- and trinucleate pollen generally differ in the extent of their mitochondrial development at anther dehiscence and in the rate of their attainment of maximum-phosphorylative capacity during germination in vitro, as judged from experiments with representatives of both groups.The typically trinucleate pollen of Aster tripolium L. immediately respired at a high rate, maintaining a high energy charge. Mitochondria attained maximum electron-transducing capacity within 2 min of incubation, while tube growth started within 3 min. In contrast, the binucleate pollen of Typha latifolia L. only gradually reached a relatively low rate of respiration, concomitant with a temporary decrease in energy charge, upon immersion in the germination medium. Development of the mitochondrial, electron-transducing system occurred in about 75 min, after which the first pollen tubes emerged. Starting from a poor differentiation, mitochondria became increasingly normal in appearance as germination proceeded.The binucleate pollen of Nicotiana alata Link et Otto and Tradescantia paludosa Anders. et Woods. showed intermediate characteristics: Nicotiana resembled Typha but mitochondria developed at a higher rate; Tradescantia germinated more rapidly and resembled the trinucleate pollen of Aster.Inhibitors of mitochondrial or cytoplasmic protein synthesis failed to affect the development of the mitochondrial, respiratory capacities during pollen germination. It is concluded that the duration of the lag period is determined by the level and rate of mitochondrial development and not by the division of the generative cell.Chapter 4The equal rates of water vapour absorption by both bi- and trinucleate pollen indicate that their widely-differing rates of respiration have an intrinsic, biochemical basis. This was investigated with various metabolic inhibitors that were previously introduced into dry pollen via anhydrous acetoneThe uncoupler, CCCP, inhibited the O 2 uptake of rapidly respiring pollen and stimulated that of slowly respiring types to similar absolute values, that probably reflect the rates of substrate transport across the mitochondrial membranes.The extent of inhibition of the O 2 uptake by oligomycin, DCCD, antimycin A, and SHAM, alone and in combinations, indicates that hardly any oxidative phosphorylation and anabolic activities occur in slowly respiring, binucleate pollen species, having low-developed mitochondria and high EC values. The presence of the alternative pathway was insignificant.In other binucleate pollen species, characterized by recognizable mitochondria and low EC values, a limited ATP synthesis was established. The low EC values point to imbalance between phosphorylative and anabolic activities.In rapidly respiring, trinucleate pollen, containing well- developed mitochondria, a significant activity of the alternative oxidase was found. The EC values were high notwithstanding the large demand for ATP, mounting to 1.7 μmol h -1mg pollen -1.In some pollen species, oligomycin highly stimulated the flow of electrons through the cytochrome pathway, which made an estimation of the ATP synthesis impossible.Chapter 5Under humid conditions both bi- and trinucleate pollen species incorporate very low amounts of leucine, 0.4 pmol min -1mg pollen -1on an average. During germination in vitro , however, the two types of pollen greatly differ in their capacity for protein synthesis.Binucleate pollen species such as Typha , which are characterized by slow respiration in humid air and prolonged lag periods during germination in vitro , contain large amounts of monoribosomes at dehiscence. Polyribosomes are formed soon after the pollen is wetted in the germination medium and a considerable incorporation of leucine is initiated after 10-15 min.More rapidly respiring, binucleate pollen, such as Tradescantia , showing a short lag period, may contain many polysomes at dehiscence already and incorporates leucine within 2 min of incubation.On the contrary, rapidly respiring, trinucleate Compositae pollen contains very limited amounts of ribosomal material and never attains any substantial level of incorporation.Cycloheximide completely inhibited both protein synthesis and tube emergence and growth in the slowly respiring binucleate pollen species. The more rapidly respiring types are less dependent on protein synthesis, while germination of the phylogenetically advanced, trinucleate Compositae pollen proceeds completely independently.It is concluded that the level of phylogenetic advancement of the male gametophyte is characterized by its overall state of metabolic development at dehiscence rather than by the number of its generative cells.</TT
Monanthotaxis sterilis P. H. Hoekstra, Blumea 66 (1): 200 2021
No full text<p>Monanthotaxis sterilis P.H.Hoekstra, Blumea 66 (1): 200, 2021</p> <p>Fig. 68; Map 9A</p> <p>Type.</p> <p> Gabon. Woleu-Ntem; on road from Mitzic to Lalara (N2), just after the bridge over the Lara, <i>Couvreur T.L.P. 869</i>, 15 Nov 2015: holotype: WAG[WAG.1575982]; isotypes: LBV; YA.</p> <p>Description.</p> <p> Scrambling shrub to liana, up to 6 m tall, d.b.h. up to 2 cm. Indumentum of simple hairs to glabrous; old leafless branches glabrous, young foliate branches pubescent with dense appressed to ascending reddish brown hairs 0.2-0.4 mm long. Leaves: petiole 2-4 mm long, ca. 1 mm in diameter, pubescent with appressed to ascending reddish brown hairs, slightly grooved, blade inserted on top of the petiole; <b>blade 9.1-15.2 cm long, 1.4-2.4 cm wide, linear to narrowly elliptic</b>, apex acuminate, acumen 1-2 cm long, base cuneate, papyraceous, below sparsely pubescent when young, glabrous when old, above glabrous when young and old, discolorous, whitish below; midrib depressed, above sparsely pubescent when young, glabrous when old, below sparsely pubescent when young, glabrous when old; secondary veins 15 to 20 pairs, almost perpendicular with midrib, straight, but curving halfway, glabrous above; tertiary venation percurrent, hardly visible. Inflorescences, flowers and fruits unknown.</p> <p>Distribution.</p> <p>A central African species, from Cameroon to the Republic of Congo; in Cameroon known from the Central and Littoral regions.</p> <p>Habitat.</p> <p>A fairly common species when present, but collected only twice in Cameroon; in primary and old secondary rain forests, along small streams, sometimes on sandy soils. Altitude 100-400 m a.s.l.</p> <p>Local and common names known in Cameroon.</p> <p>None recorded.</p> <p>Preliminary IUCN conservation status.</p> <p>Least Concern (LC) (Hoekstra et al. 2021).</p> <p>Uses in Cameroon.</p> <p>None reported.</p> <p>Notes.</p> <p> <i>Monanthotaxis sterilis</i> is distinguished by its linear or narrowly elliptic leaves and the secondary veins which are almost perpendicular with the midrib.</p> <p> The first author has seen this species numerous times across central Africa, either as a young sapling on the ground or a young liana, but was never able to find any flowering or fruiting material. The DNA analyses indicated that <i>Monanthotaxis sterilis</i> is most closely related to <i>M. pellegrinii</i> (see Hoekstra et al. 2018), with which it is very different in the leaf shape and venation.</p> <p>Specimens examined.</p> <p> <b>Central Region</b>: Mefou proposed national park Near Mefou town, 3.62°N, 11.58°E, <i>08 March 2004</i>, <i>Cheek M.</i> 11504 (K,WAG,YA). <b>Littoral Region</b>: Ebo Wildlife Reserve Djuma permanent camp On east trail, 4.36°N, 10.25°E, <i>15 February 2013</i>, <i>Couvreur T.L.P.</i> 628 (MPU,WAG,YA).</p>Published as part of <i>Couvreur, Thomas L. P., Dagallier, Leo-Paul M. J., Crozier, Francoise, Ghogue, Jean-Paul, Hoekstra, Paul H., Kamdem, Narcisse G., Johnson, David M., Murray, Nancy A. & Sonke, Bonaventure, 2022, Flora of Cameroon - Annonaceae Vol 45, pp. 1-532 in PhytoKeys 207</i> on pages 230-232, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.207.6143
Monanthotaxis hirsuta P. H. Hoekstra, Taxon 66: 14 2017
No full textMonanthotaxis hirsuta (Benth.) P.H.Hoekstra, Taxon 66: 14, 2017 Figs 58, 59; Map 8B ≡ Unona hirsuta Benth., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 23(3): 469, 1862; Oxymitra hirsuta (Benth.) Sprague & Hutch., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew: 155, 1916; Richella hirsuta (Benth.) R.E.Fr., Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2, 17 a(2): 139, 1959. = Uvaria caillei A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel, Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 1: 49, 1927. Type. Guinea. Mamou, Timbou, Kouria, Chevalier A.J.B. 14817, 28 Nov 1905: lectotype, chosen by Hoekstra et al. (2021), p. 165: P[P00363329]; isolectotypes: G[G00308375]; L[L.1765233]; P[P00363319, P00363320, P01954813]. Type. Equatorial Guinea. Bioko Norte; Fernando Poo, Mann G. 559, 1860: holotype: K[K000198950]; isotypes: P[P00363313; P00363314]. Description. Shrub to liana, up to 3 m tall, d.b.h. unknown. Indumentum of simple hairs; old leafless branches glabrescent, young foliate branches densely pubescent with erect reddish brown 1.2-1.7 mm long hairs. Leaves: petiole 5-6 mm long, 2-3 mm in diameter, densely pubescent with erect reddish brown hairs, slightly grooved, blade inserted on top of the petiole; blade 8.3-28.5 cm long, 4.9-7.5 cm wide, oblong to obovate, apex acuminate to acute, acumen 0.5-2 cm long, base cordate or subcordate, subcoriaceous to membranous, below pubescent when young and old, above densely pubescent with yellowish hairs when young, sparsely pubescent with yellowish hairs to glabrous when old, discolorous, whitish below; midrib sunken or flat, above sparsely pubescent with erect reddish brown hairs when young, sparsely pubescent with erect reddish brown hairs when old, below densely pubescent when young, pubescent when old; secondary veins 9 to 23 pairs, glabrous above; tertiary venation percurrent. Individuals bisexual; inflorescences ramiflorous on old leafless branches, leaf opposed. Flowers with 9 perianth parts in 3 whorls, 1 to 2 per inflorescence; pedicel 7-12 mm long, 1-3 mm in diameter, densely pubescent with yellow erect hairs; in fruit 13-31 mm long, ca. 2 mm in diameter, pubescent; basal bract ca. 5 mm long, ca. 3 mm wide; upper bract ca. 5 mm long, ca. 5 mm wide; sepals 3, valvate, free, 6-9 mm long, 5-7 mm wide, triangular to ovate, apex acute to obtuse, base truncate, densely pubescent outside, glabrous inside, margins flat; petals free, outer petals longer than inner, inner petals entirely covered in bud; outer petals 3, 21-50 mm long, 9-17 mm wide, elliptic to ovate, apex acute, base truncate, red to cream, margins flat, densely pubescent outside, pubescent with a glabrous base inside; inner petals 3, valvate, 16-25 mm long, 6-8 mm wide, linear to elliptic, apex acute, base truncate, margins flat, densely pubescent outside, pubescent inside; stamens 100 to 120, in 4 to 5 rows, 1-2 mm long, cylindrical to obconic; connective truncate, glabrous; staminodes absent; carpels free, 22 to 24, ovary ca. 2 mm long, stigma elongate, glabrous. Monocarps stipitate, stipes 7-11 mm long, 2-3 mm in diameter; monocarps 2 to 9, 23-52 mm long, 9-13 mm in diameter, moniliform, ellipsoid to cylindrical, apex rounded to apiculate, pubescent, densely pubescent with erect hairs, slightly constricted around seeds when more than 1, orange when ripe; seeds 1 to 3, 17-27 mm long, 9-10 mm in diameter, ellipsoid; aril absent. Distribution. A mainly west African species from Guinea to Ivory Coast, and eastern Nigeria to Equatorial Guinea; in Cameroon known from the Central, Littoral, South and South-West regions. Habitat. A fairly uncommon species in Cameroon; in primary and secondary rain forest, in swamp forests, gallery forests. Altitude 50-200 m a.s.l. Local and common names known in Cameroon. None recorded. Preliminary IUCN conservation status. Least Concern (LC) (Hoekstra et al. 2021). Uses in Cameroon. None reported. Notes. Monanthotaxis hirsuta is distinguished by its branches and petioles with long (> 1 mm) erect reddish brown hairs and when in flower by its long petals (> 20 mm) and its monocarps with dense long erect hairs. This species is morphologically close to M. enghiana and M. velutina (the latter not present in Cameroon), but the former generally has narrowly obovate or oblanceolate leaves with a narrow subcordate base and acuminate leaf apex, while the latter generally has more obovate leaves with a broader subcordate base and obtuse to acute leaf apex. Throughout its range, M. hirsuta is quite variable when sterile (Hoekstra et al. 2021) and can be hard to distinguish from M. enghiana. In Cameroon, however, M. hirsuta has broadly oblong or obovate leaves versus narrowly obovate leaves in M. enghiana. Specimens examined. Central Region: Chantier forestier au sud de Song Bong, 3.41°N, 10.5°E, 08 December 1967, Bamps P.R.J. 1381 (BR,P,YA). Littoral Region: Mapubi 30 km before Edea on Yaoundé-Edea road On forestry road 5 km direction to Sanaga river, 3.84°N, 10.39°E, 28 February 2018, Couvreur T.L.P. 1175 (K,MPU,P,WAG,YA).Published as part of Couvreur, Thomas L. P., Dagallier, Leo-Paul M. J., Crozier, Francoise, Ghogue, Jean-Paul, Hoekstra, Paul H., Kamdem, Narcisse G., Johnson, David M., Murray, Nancy A. & Sonke, Bonaventure, 2022, Flora of Cameroon - Annonaceae Vol 45, pp. 1-532 in PhytoKeys 207 on pages 212-213, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.207.6143
Monanthotaxis couvreurii P. H. Hoekstra, PhytoKeys 69: 79 2016
No full textMonanthotaxis couvreurii P.H.Hoekstra, PhytoKeys 69: 79, 2016 Fig. 51; Map 6I Type. Cameroon. Central Region; Ottotomo Forest Reserve, Couvreur T.L.P. 762, 24 Apr 2015: holotype: WAG[WAG.1576998, WAG.1576999, WAG.1577000]; isotypes: MPU[MPU1374962]; YA n.v. Description. Liana, up to 20 m tall, d.b.h. up to 4 cm. Indumentum of simple hairs; old leafless branches glabrous, young foliate branches densely pubescent with dense ascending reddish brown hairs 0.1-0.2 mm long. Leaves: petiole 3-5 mm long, ca. 1 mm in diameter, densely pubescent, slightly grooved, blade inserted on top of the petiole; blade 4.5-12 cm long, 1.5-4.5 cm wide, oblong to obovate, apex acuminate to acute, acumen ca. 1 cm long, base cuneate to rounded, papyraceous, below sparsely pubescent when young and old, above sparsely pubescent when young, glabrous when old, discolorous, whitish below; midrib sunken or flat, above glabrous when young and old, below pubescent when young and old; secondary veins 7 to 11 pairs, glabrous above; tertiary venation percurrent. Individuals bisexual; inflorescences cauliflorous or more rarely ramiflorous on old leafless branches, axillary. Flowers with 9 perianth parts in 3 whorls, 1 to 2(3) per inflorescence when on branches, up to 20 per inflorescence when on main trunk; pedicel 4-20 mm long, ca. 1 mm in diameter, sparsely pubescent; in fruit unknown; basal bract not seen, upper bract minute, ca. 0.5 mm, ca. 1 mm wide; sepals 3, valvate, basally fused, ca. 1 mm long, 1 mm wide, triangular, apex acute, base truncate, brown, densely pubescent outside, glabrous inside, margins flat; petals free, subequal, inner petals partly covered in bud; outer petals 3, 3.5-5 mm long, 2-3.5 mm wide, elliptic to ovate, apex obtuse, base truncate, light yellow to white, margins flat, densely pubescent outside, sparsely pubescent inside; inner petals 3, valvate, 3-4.5 mm long, 1.2-1.5 mm wide, elliptic to ovate, apex acute, base truncate, light yellow to white, margins flat, pubescent outside, glabrous inside; stamens 13 to 15, in 1 row, basally fused between each them, ca. 1 mm long, linear; connective truncate to rounded, pubescent, cream; staminodes absent; carpels free, 9 to 12, ovary ca. 1 mm long, stigma globose, glabrous. Fruits unknown. Distribution. endemic to Cameroon; known from the Central Region. Habitat. A rare species, in lowland old secondary rain forests. Attitude around 700 m a.s.l. Local and common names known in Cameroon. None recorded. Preliminary IUCN conservation status. Critically Endangered (CR) (Hoekstra et al. 2021). Uses in Cameroon. None recorded. Notes. Monanthotaxis couvreurii is distinguished by its mainly cauliflorous flowers (but may also be ramiflorous) and its stamens in one row that are basally fused, a unique feature in Monanthotaxis (Hoekstra et al. 2016). This species is only known from the Ottotomo Forest reserve, near Yaoundé. Specimens examined. Central Region: Ottotomo Forest Reserve 45 km South of Yaoundé ca 5 km on main path into reserve, 3.65°N, 11.28°E, 24 April 2015, Couvreur T.L.P. 762 (WAG,YA); Reserve Forestière d’Ottotomo 40 km de Yaoundé sur la route de Kribi, 3.64°N, 11.27°E, 05 May 1970, Farron C. 7266 (P); Reserve forestière d’Ottotomo Yaoundé à environ 40 km au SW sur la route de Makak, 3.64°N, 11.27°E, 26 May 1970, Farron C. 7359 (YA).Published as part of Couvreur, Thomas L. P., Dagallier, Leo-Paul M. J., Crozier, Francoise, Ghogue, Jean-Paul, Hoekstra, Paul H., Kamdem, Narcisse G., Johnson, David M., Murray, Nancy A. & Sonke, Bonaventure, 2022, Flora of Cameroon - Annonaceae Vol 45, pp. 1-532 in PhytoKeys 207 on pages 182-184, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.207.6143
Monanthotaxis zenkeri P. H. Hoekstra, PhytoKeys 69: 98 2016
No full textMonanthotaxis zenkeri P.H.Hoekstra, PhytoKeys 69: 98, 2016 Fig. 73; Map 9G Type. Cameroon. South Region; Bipindi, Zenker G.A. 3495a, Oct 1907: holotype: G[G00308331]; isotypes: BR[BR0000013211349]; E[E00624356]; HBG n.v., K n.v., L[L1759466]; MO[3726267]. Description. Liana, height unknown, d.b.h. unknown. Indumentum of simple hairs; old leafless branches glabrous, young foliate branches densely pubescent with reddish brown, erect hairs 0.3-0.4 mm long. Leaves: petiole 3-6 mm long, 1-2 mm in diameter, densely pubescent with reddish brown erect hairs, slightly grooved, blade inserted on top of the petiole; blade 4.7-20.1 cm long, 2.3-9.5 cm wide, elliptic to obovate, apex acute to obtuse, base rounded, papyraceous to subcoriaceous, below sparsely pubescent with short erect yellow-brown hairs when young and old, above densely pubescent with erect yellow-brown hairs when young and old, discolorous, whitish below; midrib impressed, above sparsely pubescent with short erect yellow-brown hairs when young and old, below densely pubescent when young and old; secondary veins 8 to 12 pairs, glabrous above; tertiary venation percurrent. Individuals bisexual; inflorescences ramiflorous on old leafless branches, axillary. Flowers with 9 perianth parts in 3 whorls 1 to 3 per inflorescence; pedicel 4-6 mm long, 0.5-1 mm in diameter, densely pubescent; in fruit unknown; basal bract not seen; upper bract ca. 1 mm long, ca. 1 mm wide; sepals 3, valvate, basally fused, ca. 1 mm long, ca.2 mm wide, ovate to broadly triangular, apex obtuse, base truncate, densely pubescent outside, glabrous inside, margins flat; petals free, outer petals longer than inner, inner petals entirely covered in bud; outer petals 3, 2-3.1 mm long, 2.1-2.5 mm wide, ovate, apex obtuse, base truncate, margins flat, pubescent outside, pubescent towards margins to pubescent and glabrous towards center inside; inner petals 3, valvate, 1.8-2.4 mm long, 1.3-1.6 mm wide, rhombic, apex obtuse, base truncate, margins flat, densely pubescent outside, pubescent inside; stamens 35, in 3 to 4 rows, ca. 1 mm long, linear; anthers apically pubescent and converging apically and hiding the connective which is reduced or absent, glabrous; staminodes absent; carpels free, ca. 16, ovary ca. 1 mm long, stigma elongate, flattened at top, glabrous. Fruits unknown. Distribution. endemic to Cameroon, known from the South region. Habitat. Only known from the type collection, in lowland rain forests. Altitude ca. 200 m a.s.l. Local and common names known in Cameroon. None recorded. Preliminary IUCN conservation status. Critically Endangered (CR) (Hoekstra et al. 2021). Uses in Cameroon. None reported. Notes. Monanthotaxis zenkeri has unique stamens within the genus (Hoekstra et al. 2021). It is the only species with the combination of apically pubescent anthers and a relatively short filament.Published as part of Couvreur, Thomas L. P., Dagallier, Leo-Paul M. J., Crozier, Francoise, Ghogue, Jean-Paul, Hoekstra, Paul H., Kamdem, Narcisse G., Johnson, David M., Murray, Nancy A. & Sonke, Bonaventure, 2022, Flora of Cameroon - Annonaceae Vol 45, pp. 1-532 in PhytoKeys 207 on pages 244-246, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.207.6143
Monanthotaxis pynaertii P. H. Hoekstra, Blumea 66 (1): 191 2021
No full textMonanthotaxis pynaertii (De Wild.) P.H.Hoekstra, Blumea 66 (1): 191, 2021 Fig. 67; Map 8I ≡ Popowia pynaertii De Wild., Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 4: 382, 1914. Type. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Equateur; Mbandaka, Eala, Pynaert L.A.E.J. 852, 20 Dec 1908: lectotype, designated by Hoekstra et al. (2021), p. 191: BR[BR0000008805348, BR0000008805355]. Description. Liana, 20 m tall, d.b.h. up to 2 cm. Indumentum of simple hairs; old leafless branches glabrescent, young foliate branches pubescent with erect reddish brown hairs 0.6-1.5 mm long. Leaves: petiole 5-7 mm long, 1-2 mm in diameter, pubescent with long erect reddish brown hairs, weakly grooved adaxially, blade inserted on top of the petiole; blade 9.5-23.2 cm long, 2.9-7 cm wide, ovate to oblanceolate, apex acuminate to acute, acumen 0.5-1 cm long, base rounded to subcordate, papyraceous to subcoriaceous, below pubescent with erect yellow hairs when young and old, above sparsely pubescent when young, glabrous when old, discolorous, whitish below; midrib sunken or flat, above densely pubescent when young and old, below pubescent when young and old; secondary veins 11 to 17 pairs, glabrous above; tertiary venation percurrent. Individuals unisexual, dioecieous, male and female inflorescences dimorphic, male inflorescences axillary, composed of a solitary flower to a few-flowered fascicle with up to 10 flowers; peduncle 4-8 mm long with erect hairs, female inflorescences cauliflorous, a condensed panicle with many flowers; peduncle 35-50 mm long, densely pubescent with erect hairs; Flowers with 9 perianth parts in 3 whorls, male and female flowers dimorphic. Male flowers: flowering pedicel 2-3 mm long, ca. 1 mm in diameter, pubescent; basal bract ca. 1 mm long, ca. 1 mm wide; upper bract ca. 1 mm long, ca. 1 mm wide; sepals 3, valvate, basally fused, c. 1 mm long, ca. 1 mm wide, triangular to ovate, apex acute, base truncate, pubescent outside, glabrous inside, margins flat; petals free, outer petals longer than inner, inner petals entirely covered in bud; outer petals 3, ca. 3 mm long, 3 mm wide, circular to broadly ovate, apex rounded to obtuse, base truncate, margins flat, densely pubescent outside, pubescent inside; inner petals 3, valvate, ca. 1 mm long, ca. 0.5 mm wide, ovate, apex rounded, base truncate, margins flat, pubescent outside, pubescent inside; stamens 6 (9), in 1 row, ca. 1 mm long, oblong; connective truncate, glabrous; staminodes 12 to 16, in one whorl externally to the stamens, very short, very sparsely pubescent or glabrous. Female flowers: flowering pedicel 20-30 mm long, ca. 1.5 mm in diameter, densely pubescent with erect hairs; in fruit ca. 33 mm long, ca. 2 mm in diameter; basal bract ca. 2-3 mm long, 1.5-2 mm wide; upper bract ca. 1 mm long, ca. 1 mm wide; sepals 3, valvate, basally fused, 1-2 mm long, 1.5-2 mm wide, ovate to broadly ovate, apex acute, base truncate, pubescent outside, glabrous inside, margins flat; petals free, outer petals longer than inner; outer petals 3, 5-6.3 mm long, 5-6.3 mm wide, circular to broadly ovate, apex rounded to obtuse, base truncate, margins flat, densely pubescent outside, pubescent inside; inner petals 3, valvate, 1.7-1.8 mm long, 0.7-0.8 mm wide, ovate, apex rounded, base truncate, margins flat, pubescent outside, pubescent inside; carpels free, 95 to 150, ovary ca. 2 mm long, stigma globose to ellipsoid, glabrous. Monocarps stipitate, stipes 9-12 mm long, ca. 2 mm in diameter; monocarps up to 20, 20-60 mm long, 7-8 mm in diameter, moniliform, ellipsoid to cylindrical, apex apiculate, pubescent, verrucose, constricted around seeds when more than 1, color unknown; seeds 1 to 6 per monocarp, 11-13 mm long, 7-8 mm in diameter, ellipsoid; aril absent. Distribution. A central African species, from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic; in Cameroon known from the East region. Habitat. Very frequent when present (Letouzey 5049) but only known in Cameroon from a single collection to date; in swamp forests and gallery forests. Altitude ~500 m a.s.l. Local and common names known in Cameroon. None recorded. Preliminary IUCN conservation status. Vulnerable (VU) (Hoekstra et al. 2021). Uses in Cameroon. None reported. Notes. Monanthotaxis pynaertii is distinguished from the other species in the genus with cauliflorous inflorescences by the long (up to 1.5 mm long) erect hairs on the young foliate branches, petioles and leaves. It was previously placed in synonymy of M. diclina, but Hoekstra et al. (2021) reinstated its species status, as it differs by its erect pubescence, larger flowers, and more numerous carpels in the female flowers (95 to 150 versus 80 to 100 in M. diclina). Specimen. East Region: A 25 km au Sud de Mboy I (45 km à l’Est de Yokadouma), 3.38°N, 15.13°E, 15 May 1963, Letouzey R. 5049 (P,YA).Published as part of Couvreur, Thomas L. P., Dagallier, Leo-Paul M. J., Crozier, Francoise, Ghogue, Jean-Paul, Hoekstra, Paul H., Kamdem, Narcisse G., Johnson, David M., Murray, Nancy A. & Sonke, Bonaventure, 2022, Flora of Cameroon - Annonaceae Vol 45, pp. 1-532 in PhytoKeys 207 on pages 228-230, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.207.6143
Monanthotaxis glaucifolia P. H. Hoekstra, Taxon 66: 14 2017
No full textMonanthotaxis glaucifolia (Hutch. & Dalziel) P.H.Hoekstra, Taxon 66: 14, 2017 Map 7H ≡ Oxymitra glaucifolia Hutch. & Dalziel, Kew Bull.: 153, 1927; Richella glaucifolia (Hutch. & Dalziel) R.E.Fr., Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2, 17a (2): 139, 1959; Friesodielsia glaucifolia (Hutch. & Dalziel) Steenis, Blumea 12: 359, 1964. Type. Nigeria. Cross River State; Oban, Talbot P.A. 403, 1911: holotype: BM[BM000843988]. Description. Liana, height unknown, d.b.h. unknown. Indumentum of simple hairs; old leafless branches pubescent to glabrescent, young foliate branches densely pubescent with dense appressed to ascending light-brown hairs 0.2-0.5 mm long. Leaves: petiole 4-7 mm long, 2-3 mm in diameter, densely pubescent with light-brown hairs, slightly grooved, blade inserted on top of the petiole; blade 11-25.8 cm long, 3.7-8.6 cm wide, oblong to obovate, apex acuminate, acumen 0.5-2.5 cm long, base subcordate, subcoriaceous to membranous, below sparsely pubescent when young and old, above glabrous when young and old, discolorous, whitish below; midrib impressed, above glabrous when young and old, below sparsely pubescent when young, glabrous when old; secondary veins 10 to 13 pairs, glabrous above; tertiary venation percurrent. Individuals bisexual; inflorescences ramiflorous on old leafless branches, leaf opposed to extra axillary. Flowers with 9 perianth parts in 3 whorls, 1 per inflorescence; pedicel 5-21 mm long, ca. 1 mm in diameter, densely pubescent; in fruit 5-21 mm long, 2 mm in diameter; upper bract ca. 3 mm long, ca. 2 mm wide; sepals 3, valvate, free, ca. 5 mm long, ca. 7 mm wide, ovate, apex obtuse, base truncate, densely pubescent outside, glabrous inside, margins flat; petals free, outer petals longer than inner, inner petals entirely covered in bud; outer petals 3, 30-35 mm long, 23-25 mm wide, ovate, apex, base truncate, margins flat, pubescent outside, sparsely pubescent to glabrous inside; inner petals 3, valvate, ca. 21 mm long, ca. 26 mm wide, rhombic, apex acute, base truncate, margins flat, pubescent outside, glabrous inside; stamens 100 to 150, in 5 to 6 rows, ca. 1 mm long, cuneate; connective truncate, glabrous; staminodes absent; carpels free, 45 to 50, ovary ca. 2 mm long, stigma globose, glabrous. Monocarps stipitate, stipes 3-4 mm long, ca. 2 mm in diameter; monocarps ca. 8, 15-26 mm long, 9-10 mm in diameter, ellipsoid, apex rounded to apiculate, pubescent, smooth, constricted around seeds when more than 1, color unknown; seeds 1 to 2 per monocarp, ca. 10 mm long, ca. 8 mm in diameter, ellipsoid; aril absent. Distribution. Known from Nigeria and Cameroon; in Cameroon known from the South-West region. Habitat. A rare species, in submontane primary forest. Altitude 950 m a.s.l. Local and common names known in Cameroon. None recorded. Preliminary IUCN conservation status. Endangered (EN) (Hoekstra et al. 2021). Uses in Cameroon. None reported. Notes. Monanthotaxis glaucifolia resembles M. dielsiana and M. enghiana by the shape of its leaves (oblong to obovate) and the largish flowers. It differs from M. dielsiana by having more than 100 stamens per flower, and by light brown hairs on the young foliate branches, while M. dielsiana has orange-brown hairs and about 65 stamens per flower. Monanthotaxis enghiana differs from M. glaucifolia by its densely pubescent branches and leaves with long erect hairs; furthermore, M. enghiana generally has 2 to 5 flowers per inflorescence and M. glaucifolia only one. It is possible that M. enghiana and M. glaucifolia are synonymous, and Hoekstra et al. (2021) suggested that the latter could merely be a higher altitude variant of the former. However for now, both species are retained before more detailed studies are done (Hoekstra et al. 2021). Specimens examined. South-West Region: Mount 4.78°N, 9.683°E, 26 November 1999, Cheek M. 10154 (K,MO,WAG,YA); AyinKeh 3 km north of Ngomboku, 4.93°N, 9.731°E, 17 December 1999, Ghogue J.-P. 500 (K,P,WAG,YA).Published as part of Couvreur, Thomas L. P., Dagallier, Leo-Paul M. J., Crozier, Francoise, Ghogue, Jean-Paul, Hoekstra, Paul H., Kamdem, Narcisse G., Johnson, David M., Murray, Nancy A. & Sonke, Bonaventure, 2022, Flora of Cameroon - Annonaceae Vol 45, pp. 1-532 in PhytoKeys 207 on pages 205-206, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.207.6143
Monanthotaxis submontana P. H. Hoekstra, Blumea 66 (1): 200 2021
No full text<p>Monanthotaxis submontana P.H.Hoekstra, Blumea 66 (1): 200, 2021</p> <p>Fig. 69; Map 9B</p> <p>= Monanthotaxis cauliflora sensu Cheek et al. (2004): 238.</p> <p>Type.</p> <p> Cameroon. Littoral Region; Nlonako, <i>Letouzey R.G. 14476</i>, 17 Mar 1976: holotype: WAG[WAG0053953]; isotypes: MO[2 sheets]; P[P01982361].</p> <p>Description.</p> <p> Liana, 6-10 m tall, d.b.h. up to 5 cm. Indumentum of simple hairs; old leafless branches glabrescent, young foliate branches pubescent with short 0.1-0.2 mm long appressed to half-erect yellowish hairs. Leaves: petiole 6-10 mm long, ca. 1 mm in diameter, pubescent, weakly grooved adaxially, blade inserted on the side of the petiole; blade 7.2-14.1 cm long, 2.1-3.5 cm wide, <b>oblong to narrowly oblong or elliptic to narrowly elliptic</b>, apex acuminate to acute, acumen ca. 1.5 cm long, <b>base cuneate</b>, papyraceous, below sparsely pubescent when young, sparsely pubescent to glabrous when old, above glabrous when young and old, discolorous, whitish below; midrib sunken or flat, above glabrous when young and old, below sparsely pubescent when young and old; secondary veins 11 to 18 pairs, glabrous above; tertiary venation percurrent. Individuals bisexual [although fertile stamens can be absent leading to a female flower, thus possibly individuals gynodioecious], <b>inflorescences cauliflorous</b>, <b>a condensed panicle with many flowers; peduncle up to ca. 70 mm, densely pubescent with appressed to erect reddish brown hairs</b>; Flowers with 9 perianth parts in 3 whorls, <b>pedicel 7-55 mm long</b>, ca. 1 mm in diameter, densely pubescent with reddish hairs; in fruit 17-55 mm long, 1-2 mm in diameter; basal bract 1-2 mm long, 1-2 mm wide; upper bract 1-2 mm long, 1-2 mm wide; sepals 3, valvate, free, 3-2 mm long, ca. 2 mm wide, ovate, apex acute, base truncate, golden brown, densely pubescent outside, glabrous inside, margins flat; petals free, outer petals longer than inner, inner petals entirely covered in bud; outer petals 3, 3.6-5 mm long, 3.6-5.7 mm wide, broadly ovate to circular, apex obtuse, base truncate, golden green outside, yellowish inside, margins flat, densely pubescent outside, pubescent inside; inner petals 3, valvate, 0.4-1.3 mm long, 0.3-1.1 mm wide, broadly elliptic to circular, apex obtuse, base truncate, margins flat, pubescent outside, pubescent inside; stamens 0 to 2, in 1 row near the inner petals, ca. 1 mm long, clavate to oblong; connective reduced hidden by the thecae, pubescent; staminodes 0 to 14; <b>carpels free, 65 to 85</b>, ovary ca. 1 mm long, stigma globose, glabrous. Monocarps stipitate, stipes 7-14 mm long, 2 mm in diameter; monocarps up to 18, 23-45 mm long, 7-9 mm in diameter, moniliform, ellipsoid, apex apiculate, pubescent, smooth to slightly verrucose, constricted around seeds when more than 1, green when ripe; seeds 1 to 4 per monocarp, 13-14 mm long, 6-8 mm in diameter, ellipsoid; aril absent.</p> <p>Distribution.</p> <p>endemic to Cameroon, known from the South-West and Littoral regions.</p> <p>Habitat.</p> <p>In sub-montane or montane rain forests and swamp forests. Altitude 800-1700 m a.s.l.</p> <p>Local and common names known in Cameroon.</p> <p>None recorded.</p> <p>Preliminary IUCN conservation status.</p> <p>Endangered (EN) (Hoekstra et al. 2021).</p> <p>Uses in Cameroon.</p> <p>None reported.</p> <p>Notes.</p> <p> <i>Monanthotaxis submontana</i> is distinguished by its oblong to elliptic leaves with a cuneate base, cauliflorous inflorescences with a peduncle up to 70 mm long, flowering pedicels ranging from 7 to 55 mm long and flowers with 65 to 85 carpels.</p> <p> Specimens identified as <i>Monanthotaxis cauliflora</i> in Cheek et al. (2004) are in fact redetermined as <i>M. submontana</i> (Hoekstra et al. 2021).</p> <p>Specimens examined.</p> <p> <b>Littoral Region</b>: Nlonako Mt, 4.90°N, 9.943°E, <i>17 March 1976</i>, <i>Letouzey R.</i> 14476 (MO,P,WAG). <b>South-West Region</b>: Ridge on S side of LOH Mt, 5°N, 9.683°E, <i>23 January 1998</i>, <i>Cheek M.</i> 9067 (K,WAG,YA); Kodmin to Nzee Mbeng trail at N’dib river crossing, 5°N, 9.716°E, <i>14 February 1998</i>, <i>Cheek M.</i> 9202 (K,WAG,YA); Bakossi Mountains 1-8 km NNE of Menyum Village, 5.05°N, 9.612°E, <i>22 May 1987</i>, <i>Doumenge C.</i> 554 (MO,P); Nzimbeng road, 5.93°N, 9.716°E, <i>04 February 1998</i>, <i>Etuge M.</i> 4122 (K,WAG,YA); Kodmin road towards Mahusom, 5°N, 9.683°E, <i>12 November 1998</i>, <i>Etuge M.</i> 4442 (K,WAG,YA); Bakossi Mountains west of Bangem, 5.08°N, 9.7°E, <i>01 January 1986</i>, <i>Thomas D.W.</i> 5274 (MO,P,YA).</p>Published as part of <i>Couvreur, Thomas L. P., Dagallier, Leo-Paul M. J., Crozier, Francoise, Ghogue, Jean-Paul, Hoekstra, Paul H., Kamdem, Narcisse G., Johnson, David M., Murray, Nancy A. & Sonke, Bonaventure, 2022, Flora of Cameroon - Annonaceae Vol 45, pp. 1-532 in PhytoKeys 207</i> on pages 232-235, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.207.6143
Monanthotaxis enghiana P. H. Hoekstra, Taxon 66: 14 2017
No full textMonanthotaxis enghiana (Diels) P.H.Hoekstra, Taxon 66: 14, 2017 Figs 53, 54; Map 7D ≡ Popowia enghiana Diels, Wiss. Ergebn. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1907-1908), Bot. 2: 213, 1911; Friesodielsia enghiana (Diels) Verdc. in Le Thomas Fl. Gabon No. 16: 240, 1969. = Oxymitra grandiflora Boutique, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Brux. 21: 116, 1951; Richella grandiflora (Boutique) R.E.Fr., in Engler & Prantl Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2, 17a (2): 139, 1959; Fiesodielsia grandiflora (Boutique) Steenis, Blumea 12: 359, 1964. Type. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Orientale, Yalibutu, 45 km NW of Yangambi, Germain R.G.A. 883, 22 Jan 1948: lectotype, chosen by Hoekstra et al. (2021), p. 150: BR n.v.; isolectotypes: K [K000913652, K000913653]; MO n.v. = Unona obanensis Baker f., Cat. Pl. Oban 4, 1913; Oxymitra obanensis (Baker f.) Sprague & Hutch., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 6: 156, 1916; Richella obanensis (Baker f.) R.E.Fr., in Engler & Prantl Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2, 17 a (2): 139, 1959; Friesodielsia obanensis (Baker f.) Steenis, Blumea 12 (2): 359, 1964. Type. Nigeria. Cross River State, Oban, Talbot P.A. 1246, 1911: holotype: BM [BM000547069]. = Popowia mangenotii Sillans, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. sér. 2, 24: 578, 1953. Type. Central African Republic: Lobaye, Station de Boukoko, Boukokok, Tisserant C. (Équipe) 1285 , 14 Dec 1948: lectotype, chosen by Hoekstra et al. (2021), p. 150: P [P00363339]; isolectotypes: BR n.v.; K[K000913654]; P[P00363338]. = Popowia mangenotii f. concolor Sillans, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. sér. 2, 24: 580, 1953. Type. Central African Republic, Lobaye, Station de Boukoko, Boukokok, 5 Apr 1951. C. Tisserant (Équipe) 2062 : lectotype, chosen by Hoekstra et al. (2021), p. 150: P[P00363336]; isolectotypes: BM [BM000547068]; BR n.v., P[P003633385, P01985781]. Type. Type. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Nord Kivu; Fort Beni à Semliki, Mildbraed G.W.J. 2213, 1907-1908: holotype: B[B100153056]. Description. Liana, up to 15 m tall or up to canopy, d.b.h. to 6 cm. Indumentum of simple hairs; old leafless branches glabrescent, young foliate branches densely pubescent with dense erect dark-brown hairs 0.9-1.4 mm long. Leaves: petiole 3-4 mm long, 1-2 mm in diameter, densely pubescent, slightly grooved, blade inserted on top of the petiole; blade 10.8-35 cm long, 3.3-7.5 cm wide, narrowly oblong to narrowly oblanceolate, apex acuminate to acute, acumen up to 5 cm long, base rounded to subcordate, subcoriaceous to membranous, below whitish blue, densely pubescent to pubescent with erect brown hairs when young, pubescent to glabrous when old, above pubescent when young, sparsely pubescent to glabrous when old, discolorous, whitish below; midrib impressed, above densely pubescent when young and old, below sparsely pubescent when young, glabrous when old; secondary veins 11 to 20 pairs, glabrous above; tertiary venation percurrent. Individuals bisexual; inflorescences ramiflorous on young foliate branches, extra axillary. Flowers with 9 perianth parts in 3 whorls, (1)2 to 5 per inflorescence; pedicel 18-22 mm long, 1-2 mm in diameter, densely pubescent; in fruit 18-22 mm long, 1-2 mm in diameter; basal bract ca. 2 mm long, 2-3 mm wide; upper bract 3-5 mm long, ca. 4 mm wide; sepals 3, valvate, basally fused, 3-5 mm long, 5-8 mm wide, ovate, apex rounded, base truncate, densely pubescent outside, glabrous inside, margins flat; petals free, outer petals longer than inner, inner petals entirely covered in bud; outer petals 3, 12-22 mm long, 7-14 mm wide, elliptic to ovate, apex obtuse, base truncate, brown-violet, margins flat, densely pubescent outside, pubescent with a glabrous base inside; inner petals 3, valvate, 9-14 mm long, 8-10 mm wide, ovate to rhombic, apex acute, base truncate, brown-violet, margins flat, glabrous but pubescent towards base outside, glabrous but pubescent towards the base inside; stamens 90 to 110, in 3 to 4 rows, ca. 1 mm long, cuneate; connective truncate, glabrous; staminodes absent; carpels free, 40 to 60, ovary ca. 3 mm long, stigma elongate, glabrous. Monocarps stipitate, stipes 2-5 mm long, 2 mm in diameter; monocarps 5 to 15, 14-18 mm long, 34 mm in diameter, moniliform, ellipsoid, apex rounded to apiculate, densely pubescent, smooth, constricted around seeds when more than 1, glaucous green when ripe; seeds 1 to 2(3) per monocarp, 11-12 mm long, 7-11 mm in diameter, ellipsoid; aril absent. Distribution. A widespread west and central African species, from Guinea to Ivory Coast, and from Cameroon to the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic and Uganda; in Cameroon recorded from Adamaoua, Central, East, Littoral, South, South-West regions. Habitat. A very common and widespread species; in primary and young or old secondary rain forests, or semi-deciduous forests, submontane forests, gallery forests and swamp forests. Altitude 0-1200 m a.s.l. Local and common names known in Cameroon. Mavembegne (Pygmée name, language not specified). Preliminary IUCN conservation status. Least Concern (LC) (Hoekstra et al. 2021). Uses in Cameroon. None reported. Notes. Monanthotaxis enghiana is usually distinguished by the narrowly oblong to oblanceolate leaves that are whitish-blue below, and the long dense dark-brown erect hairs on the young foliate branches, petioles and lower side of leaf blades. Some specimens have oblong leaves and can be confused with M. hirsuta when sterile. However, this latter species has much larger flowers (the petals being more than twice as long) and its thecae cover more than half the stamen length, while in M. enghiana the thecae are very short covering less than half the stamen length. Monanthotaxis enghiana is also morphologically close to M. dielsiana and M. glaucifolia, but clearly differs in the pubescence type. This is one of the most common species of Annonaceae across the forest region of Cameroon. It is generally encountered as a sapling on the forest floor. As for most lianas, it resembles a scrambling shrub when juvenile, sometimes forming large clumps. Selected specimens examined. Adamaoua Region: Mbakaou, 6.00°N, 12.88°E, 12 January 2017, Kamdem N. 465 (YA). Central Region: Mefou proposed national park Near Mefou town, 3.62°N, 11.58°E, 08 March 2004, Cheek M. 11499 (K,YA); Ottotomo Forest reserve 7 km north-west from Ngoumou 30 km south west from Yaoundé, 3.65°N, 11.28°E, 24 February 2016, Couvreur T.L.P. 986 (WAG,YA); Ngoro, 5.07°N, 11.22°E, 29 April 2017, Kamdem N. 499 (YA). East Region: 18 km NW of Doumé along road to Nguélémendouka, 4.23°N, 13.45°E, 24 November 1961, Breteler F.J. 2137 (BR,P,WAG,YA); 75 km south of Yokadouma 30 km after Ngato 15 km after river ALPICAM 'base de vie’ then 40 km on forestry road starting 4 km before Maséa village, 3.15°N, 14.73°E, 05 March 2019, Couvreur T.L.P. 1201 (MPU,WAG,YA); Palisco forest consession 15 km along main road into consession, 3.48°N, 13.59°E, 27 March 2015, Couvreur T.L.P. 754 (WAG,YA); Deng Deng, 5.20°N, 13.13°E, 27 July 2014, Kamdem N. 167 (YA); Route Bertoua-Deng Deng à 6 km au Sud de Mambaya, 4.91°N, 13.76°E, 26 January 1961, Letouzey R. 3248 (P,YA); A 15 km au S de Djouo (20 km E de Somalomo sur le Dja), 3.32°N, 12.93°E, 23 February 1962, Letouzey R. 4359 (P,YA); A 20 km au S de Mvoy I (45 km à l’Est de Yokadouma), 3.31°N, 15.51°E, 16 May 1963, Letouzey R. 5071 (P,YA). Littoral Region: Mapubi 30 km before Edea on Yaoundé-Edea road On forestry road 5 km direction to Sanaga river, 3.84°N, 10.38°E, 28 February 2018, Couvreur T.L.P. 1176 (MPU,WAG,YA); Ebo Wildlife Reserve Djuma permanent camp On Djashaka trail, 4.35°N, 10.24°E, 13 February 2014, Couvreur T.L.P. 618 (WAG,YA); Mambe Massif above Boga village 100 km along road from Yaoundé to Ed 3.91°N, 10.77°E, 19 June 2014, Couvreur T.L.P. 653 (WAG,YA); Ebo forest reserve ca 2500 m on Dicam trail from Bekob camp, 4.34°N, 10.40°E, 11 March 2007, Wieringa J.J. 5898 (WAG). South Region: 20 km from Kribi 2 km N of Lolodorf road, 3.01°N, 10.05°E, 12 December 1969, Bos J.J. 5818 (WAG); 24 km from Kribi ca 3 km N of Lolodorf road, 3.03°N, 10.08°E, 31 March 1970, Bos J.J. 6653 (BR,K,LD,LM,MO,P,WAG,YA); 20 km east from Lélé village, 2.27°N, 13.33°E, 07 September 2013, Couvreur T.L.P. 466 (WAG,YA); Campo Ma’an National Park 11 km on trail from Ebinanemeyong village on road 7 km from Nyabessan to Campo town, 2.47°N, 10.33°E, 11 February 2015, Couvreur T.L.P. 669 (WAG,YA); Campo Ma’an National Park 11 km on trail from Ebinanemeyong village on road 7 km from Nyabessan to Campo town, 2.47°N, 10.33°E, 12 February 2015, Couvreur T.L.P. 691 (WAG,YA); Ebom, 3.1°N, 10.71°E, 27 February 1997, Parren M.P.E. 23 (KRIBI,WAG); Bipindi, 3.08°N, 10.42°E, 01 May 1913, Zenker G.A. 357 (M,P,U,WAG). South-West Region: Kupe village, 4.76°N, 9.694°E, 21 May 1996, Cable S. 2523 (K); Gully by Daniel Ajang’s saprophyte site, 4.78°N, 9.716°E, 07 July 1996, Cable S. 3683 (K,YA); Bayang Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary after Mbu river, 5.35°N, 9.502°E, 25 March 2016, Couvreur T.L.P. 1003 (WAG,YA); Mount Cameroon National Park Bakinguili trail above Bakinguili village, 4.09°N, 9.057°E, 02 April 2016, Couvreur T.L.P. 1037 (WAG,YA); on forest trail north of Ngomboku village, 4.91°N, 9.730°E, 06 April 2016, Couvreur T.L.P. 1065 (WAG,YA); Etome, 4.05°N, 9.116°E, 31 January 1997, Nning J. 212 (K,MO,YA); Bakingili, 4.06°N, 9.033°E, 15 February 1997, Nning J. 259 (K,YA); Mahole, 4.81°N, 9.615°E, 29 November 1999, Onana J.M. 947 (K,MO,WAG,YA).Published as part of Couvreur, Thomas L. P., Dagallier, Leo-Paul M. J., Crozier, Francoise, Ghogue, Jean-Paul, Hoekstra, Paul H., Kamdem, Narcisse G., Johnson, David M., Murray, Nancy A. & Sonke, Bonaventure, 2022, Flora of Cameroon - Annonaceae Vol 45, pp. 1-532 in PhytoKeys 207 on pages 192-195, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.207.6143
Monanthotaxis dielsiana P. H. Hoekstra, Taxon 66: 14 2017
No full textMonanthotaxis dielsiana (Engl.) P.H.Hoekstra, Taxon 66: 14, 2017 Map 7B ≡ Unona dielsiana Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39(3-4): 476, 1907. Oxymitra dielsiana (Engl.) Sprague & Hutch.Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 6: 156, 1916; Richella dielsiana (Engl.) R.E.Fr., in Engler & Prantl Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2, 17a (2): 139, 1959; Friesodielsia dielsiana (Engl.) Steenis, Blumea 12: 359, 1964. Type. Cameroon. South Region; Bipindi, Zenker G.A. 2473, Dec 1901: lectotype, chosen by Hoekstra et al. (2021), p. 147: B[B100154098]; isolectotypes: B[B100154096, B100154097, B100154099]; BM[BM001125043]; BR[BR000008801388]; COI[COI00071518]; E; G[G00308364]; GOET[GOET005688, GOET005689]; HBG[HBG502481]; K[K000198948]; KFTA[KFTA 0001554, KFTA 0001555]; L[L 0182291]; M[M-0240178]; P[P00363342, P00363343, P01988326]; S[S07-13404]; WAG[WAG0057970]; WU[WU 0025876]. Description. Liana, height unknown, d.b.h. unknown. Indumentum of simple hairs; old leafless branches glabrescent, young foliate branches densely pubescent with orange-brown hairs ca. 0.5 mm long. Leaves: petiole 6-11 mm long, ca. 2 mm in diameter, densely pubescent, grooved, blade inserted on top of the petiole; blade 10.5-21.5 cm long, 3.5-4 cm wide, narrowly oblong to oblanceolate, apex acuminate, acumen 0.5-2.5 cm long, base subcordate, subcoriaceous to membranous, below glabrous when young and old, above glabrous when young and old, discolorous, whitish below; midrib impressed, above sparsely pubescent when young and old, below sparsely pubescent when young and old; secondary veins 7 to 14 pairs, glabrous above; tertiary venation percurrent. Individuals bisexual; inflorescences ramiflorous on old leafless branches, leaf opposed. Flowers with 9 perianth parts in 3 whorls, 1 to 3 per inflorescence, pedicel 15-27 mm long, 1-2 mm in diameter, pubescent; in fruit 15-30 mm long, ca. 3 mm in diameter, pubescent; basal bract ca. 4 mm long, ca. 4 mm wide; upper bract ca. 5 mm long, ca. 4 mm wide; sepals 3, valvate, free, ca. 4 mm long, ca. 4 mm wide, triangular, apex acute, base truncate, densely pubescent outside, glabrous inside, margins flat; petals free, outer petals longer than inner, inner petals entirely covered in bud; outer petals 3, 10-15 mm long, 8-9 mm wide, ovate, apex obtuse, base truncate, margins flat, densely pubescent outside, glabrous inside; inner petals 3, valvate, ca. 8 mm long, ca. 8 mm wide, broadly ovate, apex obtuse, base truncate, margins flat, pubescent outside, glabrous inside; stamens ca. 65, in 3 rows, ca. 0.5 mm long, cylindrical; connective rounded, glabrous; staminodes absent; carpels free, ca. 41, ovary ca. 2 mm long, stigma globose, glabrous. Monocarps stipitate, stipes ca. 3 mm long, ca. 2 mm in diameter; monocarps ca. 6, ca. 45 mm long, 10-12 mm in diameter, moniliform, ellipsoid to cylindrical, apex rounded, densely pubescent, rugulose, constricted around seeds when more than 1, brown when unripe; seeds 1 to 2 per monocarp, ca. 15 mm long, ca. 9 mm in diameter, subcylindrical; aril absent. Distribution. endemic to Cameroon; known from the Central and South regions. Habitat. A rare species, known from two collections; in primary rain forests. Altitude 0-200 m a.s.l. Local and common names known in Cameroon. None recorded. Preliminary IUCN conservation status. Critically Endangered (CR) (Hoekstra et al. 2021). Uses in Cameroon. None reported. Notes. Monanthotaxis dielsiana is distinguished by its dense yellow to orange-brown appressed pubescence on the young foliate branches, and flowers with around 65 stamens. It resembles M. enghiana and M. glaucifolia by the overall morphology of the flowers and leaves, but M. enghiana has longer erect hairs and M. glaucifolia has denser light-brown appressed hairs; in addition, M. enghiana and M. glaucifolia have many more stamens (more than 90). Specimens examined. Central Region: 60 km SW of Eséka S of Nyong R 12 km W of Songbong, 3.47°N, 10.5°E, 10 March 1965, Leeuwenberg A.J.M. 5088 (BR,K,MO,P,WAG,YA). South Region: Bipindi, 3.08°N, 10.41°E, 01 January 1902, Zenker G.A. 2473 (L,P,WAG).Published as part of Couvreur, Thomas L. P., Dagallier, Leo-Paul M. J., Crozier, Francoise, Ghogue, Jean-Paul, Hoekstra, Paul H., Kamdem, Narcisse G., Johnson, David M., Murray, Nancy A. & Sonke, Bonaventure, 2022, Flora of Cameroon - Annonaceae Vol 45, pp. 1-532 in PhytoKeys 207 on pages 188-191, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.207.6143
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