Uvariopsis

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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| image_caption = Uvariopsis dicaprio

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| taxon = Uvariopsis

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| Dennettia Baker f.

| Tetrastemma Diels

| Thonnera De Wild.

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Uvariopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. The genus is unique to Africa, and consists of about 18 species,{{Cite Q|Q96002471|first1=Thomas Louis Peter|last1=Couvreur|first2=William Richard Quentin|last2=Luke|doi-access=free}} all of which are either ramiflorous, cauliflorous or both.

The type species for the genus is Uvariopsis zenkeri Engl.

Taxonomy

The genus was first described in 1899 by Engler.

Species

References

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{{cite web|url=http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40022375 |title=Uvariopsis Engl.|accessdate=23 April 2018}}

{{cite book|last=Engler|first=H.G.A.|date=1899|url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28792121 |title=Notizblatt des Königlichen botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin 2: 298.|volume=2 |accessdate=23 April 2018}}

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Category:Annonaceae genera

Category:Cauliflory

Category:Taxa named by Adolf Engler

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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