Fleurydora felicis

Fleurydora felicis
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Ochnaceae
Genus:	Fleurydora
Species:	F. felicis
Binomial name
	Fleurydora felicis; A. Chev.

Fleurydora felicis is a species of plant in the Ochnaceae family. It is endemic to Guinea. F. felicis is a shrub or small tree, growing up to 15 meters in height. It grows on rocky areas in the Guinean forest-savanna and Guinean montane forests ecoregions. It has large yellow flowers.[1][2] Its fruits are small flattened winged seeds, which are dispersed by wind, unlike other species of Ochnaceae which have fleshy fruits.[2]

Its conservation is threatened by harvesting, mining and fires. This plant is harvested both for medicinal purposes and for firewood.[2]

References

Steentoft, Margaret. (2009). Flowering Plants in West Africa. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-511-55150-5. OCLC 958552605.
"The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2019-2.rlts.t32181a95806238.en. Retrieved 2020-02-03.

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[1] Steentoft, Margaret. (2009). Flowering Plants in West Africa. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-511-55150-5. OCLC 958552605.

[:0-2] "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2019-2.rlts.t32181a95806238.en. Retrieved 2020-02-03.