Anthocleista inermis

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. |author2=Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). |year=2022 |title=Anthocleista inermis |page=e.T198160900A198160902 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T198160900A198160902.en}}

| genus = Anthocleista

| species = inermis

| authority = Engl.

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Anthocleista inermis is a species of flowering plant in the Gentianaceae family. It is a small tree that has been found from the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo{{BioRef|powo |title=Anthocleista inermis Engl. |id=urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:545613-1 |access-date=12 June 2024}}

Description

Anthocleista inermis is a small tree that grows between 25 and 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1 meters) tall. The small branches support upper leaves that are 1 foot long and 4 inches wide. The petioles are 1/4 to 1/3 of an inch long.{{cite web |title=Anthocleista inermis in Global Plants on JSTOR |url=https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/ANTHOCLEISTA.inermis |website=Global Plants on JSTOR |access-date=12 June 2024}}

Taxonomy

Anthocleista inermis was first named and described by Adolf Engler in 1886.{{cite web |title=Anthocleista inermis | International Plant Names Index |url=https://www.ipni.org/n/545613-1 |website=International Plant Names Index |access-date=12 June 2024}}

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