Cephalosphaera usambarensis
Cephalosphaera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the nutmeg family, Myristicaceae. The only species is Cephalosphaera usambarensis, a tree native to the moist evergreen forests of Kenya and Tanzania.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Myristicaceae |
| Genus: | Cephalosphaera Warb. |
| Species: | C. usambarensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephalosphaera usambarensis Warb. | |
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The genus' nearest relative is the genus Brochoneura, native to Madagascar.[1]
Range and habitat
Cephalosphaera is restricted to small areas in the Usambara, Nguru, Uluguru, and Udzungwa mountains of Tanzania and the Shimba Hills of Kenya.
It is endemic to transitional rain forest, a mid-elevation plant community found on seaward-facing mountain slopes above 800 meters elevation, and occasionally at lower elevations in stream valleys.[3]
References
- Lovett, J.; Clarke, G.P. (1998). "Cephalosphaera usambarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33214A9766932. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33214A9766932.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 1 October 2015
- White, Frank F. (1983). The vegetation of Africa: A descriptive memoir to accompany the Unesco/AETFAT/UNSO vegetation map of Africa. UNESCO, 1983. ISBN 92-3-101955-4
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