Uvaria laurentii De Wild.

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A small tributary of the Itimbiri River

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Status:	Native
Description:
Type location:	DR Congo
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Habitat:	Seasonaly wet forest, swamp forest and riverine forest.
Altitude range: (metres)	200 - 635 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Only known from DR Congo.
Botanical divisions:	III, VI
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Endemic status:	Endemic
Red data list status:	Lower Risk - least concern
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Images last updated:	Monday 23 June 2025
Literature:	Boutique, R. (1951). Annonaceae Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi Volume II Pages 292 - 293. Meerts, P. et al. (2026). A checklist of the vascular plants of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. PhytoKeys 277 Sosef, M.S.M., Gereau, R.E., Luke, Q., Ntore, S., Simo-Droissart, M., Stevart, T. & Tack, W. (2021). Red List of the endemic and subendemic Trees of Central Africa. Botanic Garden Meise, Belgium Pages 40 - 41. (Includes a picture).

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