Kuloa ikonyokpe

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Laurales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Laurales

Familia: Lauraceae
Tribus: Cinnamomeae
Genus: Kuloa
Species: Kuloa ikonyokpe

Name

Kuloa ikonyokpe (van der Werff) Trofimov, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 192(3): 528 (2020)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ocotea ikonyokpe van der Werff, Novon 6(4): 460, fig. 1 (2020)
    • Type: D.W. Thomas 10456 (in flower, [22 February 1995]; Holotype: MO-247582 (05079369)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}; Isotypes: BR [​BR0000005289684^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], G [​G00018277 (93539/1)^(GBIF)], K [​K000518991^(GBIF)], L [​WAG0003996^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], MA-01-00615937^(GBIF), P [​P00121050^(GBIF)], PRE [PRE0562255-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], SCA, UPS [V-161926^(GBIF)], US [​US03997083 (3556341)^(GBIF)], YA).
    • Type locality: Cameroon. Southwest Province: Rumpi Hills Forest Reserve, 1.5 km W of Madie River Ford.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Trofimov, D. & Rohwer, J.G. 2020. Towards a phylogenetic classification of the Ocotea complex (Lauraceae): an analysis with emphasis on the Old World taxa and description of the new genus Kuloa. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 192(3): 510–535. DOI: 10.1093/botlinnean/boz088 . Reference page. 

Additional references

• van der Werff, H. 1996. Ocotea ikonyokpe, a New Species of Lauraceae from Cameroon. Novon 6(4): 460–462. BHL. Reference page. 
• Onana, J.M. 2013. Synopsis des Espèces Végétales Vasculaires Endémiques et Rares du Cameroun: Check-Liste pour la gestion durable et la conservation de la biodiversité. Pp. 279 + pls. 22. Yaoundé: Ministère de la Recherche scientifique et de l'innovation. Flore du Cameroun 40. Herbier National. Google Books. Reference page.  [see page 121]

Links

• IUCN: Ocotea ikonyokpe  (Critically Endangered) - Assessed by R. de Kok on 28 April 2021 and published in 2022.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Kuloa ikonyokpe. Accessed: 2024 January 15.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Kuloa ikonyokpe in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Kuloa ikonyokpe. Published online. Accessed: 15 January 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Ocotea ikonyokpe. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 January 2024.

Vernacular names

• Oroko: Ikonyokpe [Lokundu (Bakundu) dialect]