Vepris ball (Rutaceae), a new critically endangered (possibly extinct) cloud forest tree species from Bali Ngemba, Cameroon

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作者
Cheek, Martin [1 ]
Gosline, George [1 ]
Onana, Jean-Michel [2 ]
机构
[1] Royal Bot Gardens, Herbarium, Sci, Richmond TW9 3AE, England
[2] Univ Yaounde I, Fac Sci, BP 812, Yaounde, Cameroon
关键词
Cameroon; cloud forest; conservation; essential oils; medicinal; new species; Rutaceae; Vepris; SAPINDACEAE; COMBINATION; HIGHLANDS; IDENTITY;
D O I
10.3372/wi.48.48207
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
Vepris bali is the first known species of Vepris in WC Africa with opposite, trifoliolate leaves and is further unusual for its long petiolules. Known only from Bali Ngemba Forest Reserve, a remnant of submontane forest under great pressure of degradation in the Bamenda Highlands of Cameroon, it may already be extinct due to tree cutting and agricultural incursions. Here, V. bali is compared with other endemic cloud forest Vepris of the Cameroon Highlands and is described, illustrated, mapped and assessed as Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) using IUCN 2012 criteria.
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页码:285 / 292
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