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Derivation of specific name

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volkensii: after G. Volkens who collected on Mt Kilimanjaro 1892, 1893 and 1894
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Afrocrania volkensii (Harms) Hutch. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=143390
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Cornus volkensii

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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

Cornus volkensii is a small to medium-sized dioecious evergreen tree.[1]

Range and habitat

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c Cornus volkensii Harms. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 19 November 2022.
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Cornus volkensii: Brief Summary

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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.

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