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Monocyclanthus
Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Monocyclanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae containing the single species Monocyclanthus vignei.[2] It is native to Ghana and Liberia. It is a rare plant of the understory of wet evergreen forest habitat.[1]
Monocyclanthus and Monocyclanthus vignei were first described in 1953 by Keay.[3]
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Description
It is distinguished from plants in the genus, Uvaria, by the single whorl of petals being valvate, and from Isolona, by both the carpels and the petals being free.[3] The flowers are cauliflorous, that is, they flower on the trunk (or major branches).[3]
Threats
It is threatened by ecosystem conversion and degradation, from mining, quarrying, logging and wood-harvesting.[1]
References
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