Vepris heterophylla

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Vepris heterophylla
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Vepris
Species:
V. heterophylla
Binomial name
Vepris heterophylla
(Engl.) Letouzey
Synonyms [2] [3]
  • Teclea heterophyllaEngl.
  • Toddaliopsis heterophylla(Engl.) Engl.
  • Teclea campestisEngl.
  • Teclea campestrisEngl.
  • Teclea ferrugineaA.Chev.
  • Teclea sudanicaA.Chev.
  • Vepris sudanica(A.Chev.) Letouzey

Vepris heterophylla is an angiosperm belonging to the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophta, class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Rutaceae., genus Vepris . [4] The genus Vepris is a widespread plant that is capable of adapting to a variety of climatic and soil conditions, drought inclusive [5] Vepris heterophylla can be found in Ghana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, and Nigeria, on the African continent. [6] It usually occurs in the dry forest, on rocky hills in the savanna, and on hill slopes with granite boulders and along temporary river banks [7] Vepris heterophylla is listed as an Endangered species according to IUCN Red List Classification due to habitat loss [8]

References

  1. Hawthorne, W. (1998). "Vepris heterophylla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T32202A9685604. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32202A9685604.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Vepris heterophylla (Engl.) Letouzey". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  3. "Vepris heterophylla (Engl.) Letouzey". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  4. Cheek, Martin; Onana, Jean-Michel; Yasuda, Shigeo; Lawrence, Poppy; Ameka, Gabriel; Buinovskaja, Greta (December 2019). "Addressing the Vepris verdoorniana complex (Rutaceae) in West Africa, with two new species". Kew Bulletin. 74 (4): 53. Bibcode:2019KewBu..74...53C. doi: 10.1007/s12225-019-9837-y . ISSN   0075-5974.
  5. Geldenhuys, C.J. (October 1993). "Observations of the effects of drought on evergreen and deciduous species in the eastern Cape forests". South African Journal of Botany. 59 (5): 522–534. doi: 10.1016/s0254-6299(16)30699-8 . ISSN   0254-6299.
  6. Antwi, Raymond Agyepong; Owusu, Erasmus Henaku; Attuquayefio, Daniel Korley (March 2018). "Species distribution of kobs (Kobus kob) in the Shai Hills Resource Reserve: an exploratory analysis" . Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 190 (3): 107. Bibcode:2018EMnAs.190..107A. doi:10.1007/s10661-018-6475-z. ISSN   0167-6369.
  7. Howes, Melanie-Jayne R. (2015-10-14). "Book Review for the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society: by Schmelzer, GH & Gurib-Fakim, A (2013) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. 11(2). Medicinal Plants 2. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen, Netherlands". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 179 (3): 546–547. doi: 10.1111/boj.12271 . ISSN   0024-4074.
  8. Newmark, William D. (2002). Conserving Biodiversity in East African Forests. Ecological Studies. Vol. 155. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-04872-6. ISBN   978-3-642-07629-9.