Biology:Xylopia staudtii
| Xylopia staudtii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Xylopia |
| Species: | X. staudtii
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| Binomial name | |
| Xylopia staudtii Engler & Diels
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| Synonyms[2][3] | |
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Xylopicrum staudtii (Engl. & Diels) Kuntze | |
Xylopia staudtii Engl & Diels is a tall tree within the Annonaceae family, it can grow up to 50 metres (160 ft) tall, the tallest height of the African Xylopia trees.[4] It occurs in forest and freshwater swamps in West Africa.[5]
Description
The species has a straight and slender trunk with branching stilts roots and sometimes stilted peg-roots or pneumatophores,[5] These pneumatophores can be up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in height, but much thinner than cypress knees, so that they need prop roots to hold them upright.[6] Its diameter as measured by the d.b.h. can be up to 80 cm.[4] The leaves are somewhat leathery and discolourous, paler abaxially, measures between 5.1-11.8 cm long and 2.0-5.6 cm wide.[4] The leaf-blades are oblanceolate to obovate and sometimes elliptical outlined, blunt to acuminate apex, cuneate at the base, and decurrent on petiole.[4] The fruit, up to 5 borne on a pedicel, have a green exterior and scarlet interior, are oblong shaped, thick walled and sparsely pubescent to glabrate.[4]
Distribution
Occurs in West and Central Africa in high forest or swampy forest zones. It is widely spread in the Takamanda Reserve in Cameroun.[4]
Uses
Locals use stem bark extracts to treat dysentery in Cameroun and cold in Côte d'Ivoire.[7]
References
- ↑ Cosiaux, A.; Couvreur, T.L.P.; Erkens, R.H.J. (2019). "Xylopia staudtii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T137024733A137048392.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/137024733/137048392. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ↑ "Xylopia staudtii Engl. & Diels". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:76261-1.
- ↑ "Xylopia staudtii Engl. & Diels". Species 2000. n.d.. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/5CM7L.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Johnson, David M.; Murray, Nancy A. (2018-04-24). "A revision of Xylopia L. (Annonaceae): the species of Tropical Africa". PhytoKeys (97): 1–252. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.97.20975. ISSN 1314-2003. PMC 10865103. https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=20975.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jeník, J. (1970). "Root system of tropical trees. 4. The stilted peg-roots of Xylopia staudtii Engl. et Diels." (in en). Preslia.
- ↑ Longman, K.A.; Junik, J. (1987). Tropical Forest and its Environment. Burnt Hill, England: Longman Scientific and Technical. p. 87.
- ↑ Nguiam, Michel Pouofo; Wouamba, Steven Collins Njonte; Longo, Frida; Kamkumo, Raceline Gounoue; Kenne Foweda, Larissa Donji; Dzeufiet, Paul Desire Djomeni; Ndjakou, Bruno Lenta; Sewald, Norbert et al. (2021). "Antibacterial and antishigellosis activity of Xylopia staudtii (engl. & diels), Annonaceae" (in en). Journal of Ethnopharmacology 280. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2021.114406. PMID 34245833. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0378874121006358.
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