Monocyclanthus
| Monocyclanthus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Monocyclanthus Keay |
| Species: | M. vignei |
| Binomial name | |
| Monocyclanthus vignei Keay | |
Monocyclanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae containing the single species Monocyclanthus vignei.[2] It is a tree native to Ghana and Liberia. It is a rare plant of the understory of wet evergreen forest habitat.[1]
Monocyclanthus and Monocyclanthus vignei were first described in 1953 by Keay.[3]
Description
It is distinguished from plants in the genus, Uvaria, by the single whorl of petals being valvate, and from Isolona, by both the carpels and the petals being free.[3] The flowers are cauliflorous, that is, they flower on the trunk (or major branches).[3]
Threats
It is threatened by ecosystem conversion and degradation, from mining, quarrying, logging and wood-harvesting.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Harvey-Brown, Y. (2024). "Monocyclanthus vignei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T32185A132678542. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T32185A132678542.en. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ Monocyclanthus. Tropicos.
- 1 2 3 Keay, R.W.J. (1953). "Revision of the "Flora of West Tropical Africa".: III". Kew Bulletin. 8 (69): 69–82. Bibcode:1953KewBu...8...69K. doi:10.2307/4117161. JSTOR 4117161.