Cleistopholis glauca Pierre ex Engl. &amp; Diels, Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen. - Fam. 6: 35 1901
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
Cleistopholis
Cleistopholis glauca

description: Cleistopholis glauca Pierre ex Engl. &amp; Diels, Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen.-Fam. 6: 35, 1901 Figs 21, 23; Map 3C = Cleistopholis grandiflora De Wild., Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot. sér. 5, 1(1): 39, 1903. Type. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa, Région de Kimuenza, <i>Gérard P. s.n.</i> , Oct 1900: lectotype, sheet here designated: BR[BR0000008820327]; isotype: BR[BR0000008820655]. = Cleistopholis bequaertii De Wild., Pl. Bequaert. i.; 464, 1922. Type. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Nord-Kivu, Walikale - Lubutu, <i>Bequaert J.C.C. 6624</i>, 15 Jan 1915: lectotype, sheet here designated: BR[BR0000008820402]; isotype: BR[BR0000008820396]. Type. Gabon. Estuaire; Libreville, <i>Klaine T.-J. 376</i>, Apr 1896: holotype: B[B 10 0154073]; isotypes: K[K000198885, K000198884]; P[P00362650, P00362649, P00362652]; MPU[MPU011662]. Description. Tree, 10-35 m tall, d.b.h. 80 cm; stilt roots or buttresses absent. Indumentum of simple hairs; old leafless branches glabrous, young foliate branches glabrous. Leaves: petiole 10-20 mm long, 1-2 mm in diameter, glabrous, grooved, blade inserted on the side of the petiole; blade 5-15 cm long, 2-5 cm wide, oblong to elliptic, apex acuminate, acumen 0.5-1.5 cm long, base decurrent to cuneate, subcoriaceous, <b>below glabrous when young and old</b>, above glabrous when young and old, <b>discolorous, whitish below</b>; midrib impressed, above glabrous when young and old, below glabrous when young and old; secondary veins 8 to 15 pairs, glabrous below; tertiary venation reticulate. Individuals bisexual; inflorescences ramiflorous on young and old leafless branches, axillary, <b>peduncule distinct 2-10 mm long</b>. Flowers with 9 perianth parts in 3 whorls, 2 to 8 per inflorescence; pedicel 10-18 mm long, ca. 1 mm in diameter, sparsely pubescent; in fruit 15-35 mm long, 2-3 mm in diameter, glabrous; bracts 1 to 3, all basal, basal bracts 1-2 mm long, 2 mm wide; sepals 3, valvate, free, ca. 2 mm long, ca. 2 mm wide, triangular to ovate, apex acute, base truncate, green, glabrous outside, glabrous inside, margins flat; petals free; outer petals 3, 10-15 mm long, 5-7 mm wide, <b>oblong to elliptic</b>, apex rounded, base truncate, green, margins flat, glabrous outside, glabrous inside; inner petals 3, imbricate, 2-4 mm long, 2-4 mm wide, <b>ovate to orbicular</b>, apex rounded, base truncate, green, margins flat, glabrous outside, glabrous inside; stamens 20 to 30, in 3 to 4 rows, ca. 1 mm long, broad; connective discoid, glabrous, green; staminodes absent; carpels free, 12 to 24, ovary ca. 1 mm long, stigma flat, glabrous. Monocarps stipitate, stipe 18-30 mm long, 3-4 mm in diameter; monocarps 3 to 8, 18-30 mm long, 10-15 mm in diameter, obovoid, apex rounded, <b>glabrous, finely warty, not bumpy</b>, green when ripe; seed (1 to) 2 per monocarp, 15-25 mm long, 10-12 mm in diameter, ellipsoid; aril absent. Distribution. Central Africa; from Cameroon to Democratic Republic of the Congo; in Cameroon known from South, Central, Littoral, South-West and East regions, with one collection from Adamaoua region. Habitat. A very common species, mainly growing as a pioneer species in disturbed areas and along forest margins. Altitude 100-1200 m a.s.l. Local and common names known in Cameroon. None recorded. IUCN conservation status. Least Concern (LC) (Cosiaux et al. 2019f). Uses in Cameroon. None recorded. Notes. Closely resembles <i>C. patens</i>, see below for differences. Specimens examined. <b>Adamaoua Region</b>: A 80 km au SO de Banyo-Plaine Tikar, 6.75°N, 11.82°E, <i>27 June 1969</i>, <i>Biholong M.</i> 219 (P,YA). <b>Central Region</b>: Feup (Yaoundé), 3.87°N, 11.52°E, <i>01 July 1917</i>, <i>Chevalier A.J.B.</i> 33473 (P,WAG); near Ebolbom village 3 km est of Ngoumou 2 km north west of Otélé, 3.59°N, 11.28°E, <i>02 May 2013</i>, <i>Couvreur T.L.P.</i> 430 (MPU,WAG,YA); Avom, 3.87°N, 11.52°E, <i>01 January 1935</i>, <i>Foury P.</i> 57 (P). <b>East Region</b>: Bertoua, 4.58°N, 13.68°E, <i>17 February 1960</i>, <i>Letouzey R.</i> 3036 (P,YA); Région de Moloundou, 2.05°N, 15.17°E, <i>01 August 1949</i>, <i>SRFK</i> 1372 (P,YA). <b>Littoral Region</b>: 18 km SEof Douala along road to Ndonga (=old to Edea), 4.05°N, 9.71°E, <i>20 August 1965</i>, <i>Leeuwenberg A.J.M.</i> 6467 (B,BR,C,GC,K,L,LUAI,MO,P,UC,WAG,YA). <b>South Region</b>: 20 km from Kribi Lolodorf road, 3.05°N, 10.05°E, <i>09 June 1969</i>, <i>Bos J.J.</i> 4784 (B,BR,K,LD,LM,MO,P,POZG,WAG,YA); on road between Campo and Kribi, 2.62°N, 9.847°E, <i>16 February 2012</i>, <i>Couvreur T.L.P.</i> 389 (WAG,YA); Rocher du Loup km 36 road Kribi-Campo, 2.61°N, 9.85°E, <i>06 January 1983</i>, <i>de Kruif A.P.M.</i> 1046 (MO,WAG,YA); Campo-Ma’an area 2.73°N, 9.873°E, <i>13 August 2001</i>, <i>van Andel T.R.</i> 3846 (KRIBI,WAG,YA). <b>South-West Region</b>: Mungo River F.R., 4.78°N, 9.566°E, <i>02 December 1999</i>, <i>Cheek M.</i> 10229 (K,MO,P,WAG,YA); Ntali, 5.25°N, 9.576°E, <i>01 December 2000</i>, <i>Etuge M.</i> 4873 (K); Nyandong-forest above village, 4.98°N, 9.585°E, <i>20 March 2003</i>, <i>Etuge M.</i> 4917 (K); Forest and forest relictss near Mundemba, 4.96°N, 8.916°E, <i>16 January 1985</i>, <i>Thomas D.W.</i> 4200 (P); Near Mundemba town, 4.96°N, 8.916°E, <i>12 May 1986</i>, <i>Thomas D.W.</i> 6121 (MO,P,WAG,YA).
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 87-89, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.207.61432
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