Mkilua fragrans

Mkilua fragrans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Magnoliales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Magnoliales

Familia: Annonaceae
Subfamilia: Annonoideae
Tribus: Bocageeae
Genus: Mkilua
Species: Mkilua fragrans

Name

Mkilua fragrans Verdc., Kew Bull. 24(3): 451 (1970)

• Typus: R.B. Drummond & J.H. Hemsley 3803 (16 August 1953, [in flower]; Holotypus: K [​K000198877^(JSTOR)]; ⧼Isotypi⧽: B 10 0153008^(JSTOR), BR [​BR0000008802668^(JSTOR)], EA [​EA000002478], FT [​FT001091], PRE [​PRE0824561-0^(JSTOR)], S [​S07-11027^(JSTOR)]).
• Type locality: Kenya. Kwale District: 12·8 km. WSW. of Gazi, Buda Mafisini Forest, secondary tree layer of coastal forest, 80 m.

Synonymy

• Uvaria sp. sensu R.O. Williams, The Useful and Ornamental Plants of Zanzibar and Pemba: 480, fig. (1949); sensu Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees Shrubs: 40 (1961)
  • Note: vide Verdcourt (1971).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Verdcourt, B. 1970. A new genus of Annonaceae from the East African coastal forests. Kew Bulletin 24(3): 449–453. DOI: 10.2307/4102847 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Dale, I.R. & Greenway, P.J. 1961. Kenya Trees and Shrubs. Nairobi: Buchanan's Kenya Estates and Hatchards. Internet Archive. Reference page. 
• Verdcourt, B. 1971. Annonaceae. 131 pp. In Polhill, R.M. (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom. ISBN 0-85592-011-4 Online (JSTOR). Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Mkilua fragrans Verdc. (Vulnerable) - Assessed by A. Cosiaux, T.L.P. Couvreur & R.H.J. Erkens on 31 August 2018 and published in 2019.
• Rainer, H. & Chatrou, L.W. 2018 Mkilua fragrans in Published online.: Global taxonomic/nomenclatural index for the plant family Annonaceae Juss. Accessed: 2018 August 18.
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Mkilua fragrans. Published online. Accessed: August 18 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Mkilua fragrans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 August 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Mkilua fragrans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 13. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Kiswahili: Mkilua

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