Artabotrys jacquesfelicis Pellegr., Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 97: 15 1950
Creators: name: Couvreur, Thomas L. P.
name: Dagallier, Leo-Paul M. J.
name: Crozier, Francoise
name: Ghogue, Jean-Paul
name: Hoekstra, Paul H.
name: Kamdem, Narcisse G.
name: Johnson, David M.
name: Murray, Nancy A.
name: Sonke, Bonaventure
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliales
Annonaceae
Artabotrys
Artabotrys jacquesfelicis

description: Artabotrys jacquesfelicis Pellegr., Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 97: 15, 1950 Fig. 15; Map 2G = Artabotrys robustus Louis ex Boutique Bull. Jard. Bot. Etat Brux. 21: 107, 1950. Type. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Orientale, Yangambi, Louis J.L.P. 6077, 16 Sep 1937: lectotype, sheet here designated: BR[BR0000008820686]; isotypes: BR[BR000000882072]; K[K000795930]; NY[NY00025831]; P[P00363357]. Type. Cameroon. Central Region; Nkidi forest, <i>Jacques-Félix H. 2490</i> , Nov 1938: lectotype, sheet here designated: P[P00363361]; isotypes: K; P[P00363359, P00363362]. Description. Liana, height unknown, d.b.h. unknown. Indumentum of simple hairs; old leafless branches glabrous, <b>young foliate branches glabrous</b>. Leaves: petiole 4-7 mm long, ca. 1 mm in diameter, glabrous, grooved, blade inserted on the side of the petiole; blade 8-13 cm long, 3-14 cm wide, oblong to elliptic, apex acute, acumen ca. 0.5 cm long, base decurrent to acute, coriaceous, below glabrous when young and old, above glabrous when young and old, <b>shiny when dried</b>, concolorous; midrib impressed, above glabrous when young and old, below glabrous when young and old; secondary veins 9 to 12 pairs, glabrous above; tertiary venation reticulate. Flowers bisexual with 9 perianth parts in 3 whorls. Individuals bisexual; inflorescences ramiflorous on old leafless branches, leaf opposed. Flowers with 9 perianth parts in 3 whorls, 3 to 6 per inflorescence, hook-shaped peduncle 15-20 mm long; pedicel 10-25 mm long, ca. 1 mm in diameter, glabrous; in fruit 20-30 mm long, 1-2 mm in diameter, glabrous; bracts 1 to 2, all basal, basal bracts ca. 1 mm long, ca. 1 mm wide; sepals 3, valvate, free, 1-2 mm long, ca. 1 mm wide, triangular, apex acute, base truncate, glabrous outside, glabrous inside, margins flat; petals free, sub equal; <b>outer petals 3, 20-35 mm long, 1-2 mm wide, linear to narrowly ovate</b>, apex rounded, base broad and concave, <b>margins flat</b>, pubescent outside, glabrous inside; <b>inner petals 3, valvate, 15-25 mm long, 1-3 mm wide, linear</b>, apex rounded, base broad and concave, margins flat, densely pubescent outside, glabrous inside; stamens 50 to 70, in 3 to 4 rows, 2-3 mm long, oblong; connective discoid, pubescent; staminodes absent; carpels free, 3 to 4, ovary 3-4 mm long, stigma cylindrical, glabrous. <b>Monocarps stipitate, stipes 5-10 mm, ca. 6 mm in diameter, 1 to 4 monocarps, 20-40 mm long, 10-20 mm in diameter, ellipsoid, apex rounded, glabrous, warty to verrucose, faintly ribbed</b>, color when ripe unknown; seeds 1 to 2 per monocarp, 20-25 mm long, 10-15 mm in diameter, flattened ellipsoid; aril absent. Distribution. A central African species, only known from Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo; in Cameroon known from the Central and South regions. Habitat. A rare species across its range, in primary lowland rain forests. Altitude 500-600 m a.s.l. Local and common names known in Cameroon. None recorded. IUCN conservation status. Not evaluated. Uses in Cameroon. None recorded. Notes. <i>Artabotrys jacquesfelicis</i> is distinguished by its entirely glabrous branches, petioles and leaves that are shiny above in herbarium material, narrowly ellipsoid flower buds, petals with a large concave base abruptly narrowing into an upper linear section, and ellipsoid monocarps with a warty to verrucose surface. In Cameroon, this species is only known from three old collections. Specimens examined. <b>South Region</b>: River Ja Bitya, 3.02°N, 12.37°E, <i>01 January 1922</i>, <i>Bates G.L.</i> 1699 (K); Bipindi, 3.08°N, 10.42°E, <i>01 January 1909</i>, <i>Zenker G.A.</i> 3834 (L,P).
description: Published as part of <i>Couvreur, Thomas L. P., Dagallier, Leo-Paul M. J., Crozier, Francoise, Ghogue, Jean-Paul, Hoekstra, Paul H., Kamdem, Narcisse G., Johnson, David M., Murray, Nancy A. &amp; Sonke, Bonaventure, 2022, Flora of Cameroon - Annonaceae Vol 45, pp. 1-532 in PhytoKeys 207</i> on pages 69-71, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.207.61432