A new, endangered species of canopy tree from the evergreen forests of Ghana and Liberia, Synsepalum ntimii (Sapotaceae)

Autor:	William D. Hawthorne
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Canopy LIBERIA Tree canopy biology CANOPY TREE Agroforestry Endangered species Tropics SAPOTACEAE Plant Science Evergreen biology.organism_classification Sapotaceae GHANA Geography EVERGREEN FOREST Synsepalum AFROSERSALISIA SYNSEPALUM Taxonomy (biology) ENDANGERED
Zdroj:	Plant Ecology and Evolution. 147:141-148
ISSN:	2032-3921 2032-3913
DOI:	10.5091/plecevo.2014.917
Popis:	Background and aims – Botanical surveys in Ghana yielded numerous new species, including saplings of what proved to be a tall, canopy tree. After several years, adults with flowers and fruits were found. Key results – Synsepalum ntimii, a new species similar to S. afzelii, is described and its affinities are discussed. Conservation status – Upper Guinea is fairly well surveyed compared to many other tropical regions, and the species has a limited range, so it is classified as Endangered in the IUCN system, even though recent surveys have extended the known range of S. ntimii to SE Liberia. It is locally rare, and much of the known Liberian range will be subject to mining operations.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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