Pauridiantha talbotii

Pauridiantha talbotii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Pauridiantha
Species:	P. talbotii
Binomial name
Pauridiantha talbotii (Wernham) Ntore & Dessein
Synonyms [1]
Pauridiantha venustaN.Hallé Urophyllum talbotiiWernham

Pauridiantha talbotii, synonym Pauridiantha venusta, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Nigeria. ^[1]

Conservation

Pauridiantha venusta was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 2004 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Cameroon and Gabon, ^[2] being found in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. ^[3] As of February 2023 ^[update] , P. venusta was regarded as a synonym of Pauridiantha talbotii, which has a wider distribution, being found also in Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria. ^[1]

References

1. "Pauridiantha talbotii (Wernham) Ntore & Dessein". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
2. Cheek, M. (2004). "Pauridiantha venusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004 e.T45918A11023719. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45918A11023719.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
3. Salvator Ntore (2008). Révision du genre afrotropical Pauridiantha (Rubiaceae). National Botanic Garden of Belgium. pp. 168, 200. ISBN   978-90-72619-75-4.