Cornus volkensii
| Cornus volkensii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Cornaceae |
| Genus: | Cornus |
| Subgenus: | Cornus subg. Afrocrania |
| Species: | C. volkensii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cornus volkensii Harms
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Cornus volkensii is a species of tree in the family Cornaceae native to montane forests of eastern Africa, from South Sudan and Kenya south to Zimbabwe and Mozambique.[2]
Description
[edit]Cornus volkensii is a small to medium-sized dioecious evergreen tree.[1]
Range and habitat
[edit]Cornus volkensii is found in the mountains of eastern Africa, from South Sudan and Kenya through Uganda, the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, and Malawi to Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2]
It is found in humid Afromontane forests, generally between 1,800 and 3,000 meters elevation, and occasionally as low as 1,200 meters elevation. It is often found along streams.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). 2020. Cornus volkensii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T130049989A153935871. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T130049989A153935871.en. Accessed 19 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Cornus volkensii Harms. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 19 November 2022.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Cornus
- Afromontane flora
- Flora of the Albertine Rift montane forests
- East African montane forests
- Flora of the Eastern Arc forests
- Southern Rift montane forest–grassland mosaic
- Flora of Burundi
- Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Flora of Kenya
- Flora of Mozambique
- Flora of Rwanda
- Flora of Tanzania
- Flora of South Sudan
- Flora of Uganda
- Flora of Zimbabwe