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.


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