Boutiquea

Boutiquea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Magnoliids
Order:Magnoliales
Family:Annonaceae
Genus:Boutiquea
Species: B. platypetala
Binomial name
Boutiquea platypetala
(Engl. & Diels) Le Thomas

Boutiquea is a monotypic genus[1][2] of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae containing the single species Boutiquea platypetala. It is native to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.[1]

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. It grows in evergreen forest habitat.[1]

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Cheek, M. 2014. Boutiquea platypetala. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. Downloaded on 28 September 2015.
  2. Chatrou, L. W., et al. (2012). A new subfamilial and tribal classification of the pantropical flowering plant family Annonaceae informed by molecular phylogenetics. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 169(1), 5-40.


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