Annonaceae FAMILY Endangered

Uvariodendron gorgonis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Uvariodendron gorgonis is an evergreen tree that can grow 6 - 12 metres tall. The bole is fluted. The flowers are produced along the trunk and branches[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The tree has a small native range and is threatened by habitat loss due to forest loss and degradation (expanding agriculture, mining, fuelwood, charcoal, etc). The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - southern Kenya, northern Tanzania.

HabitatLowland moist evergreen rain-forest, usually on limestone outcrops; at elevations from 180 - 500 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. , 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].