Toussaintia orientalis
Encyclopedia
Toussaintia orientalis is a species of plant
in the Annonaceae
family. It is endemic to Tanzania
. It is also found Kenya
, although the only known site in Kenya, which is Mangea may now be destroyed. At Mangea most if not all of the forest has gone because of agricultural expansion. In Tanzania, there is intensive agriculture in Ifakara
and the species may also have now disappeared from that locality. The Pugu Forest Reserve has also been badly impacted by human activities, however the species is better protected in the other forest reserves where it occurs.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Annonaceae
Annonaceae
Annonaceae, also called the custard apple familyis a family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs or rarely lianas.With about 2300 to 2500 species and more than 130 genera,...
family. It is endemic to Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. It is also found Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, although the only known site in Kenya, which is Mangea may now be destroyed. At Mangea most if not all of the forest has gone because of agricultural expansion. In Tanzania, there is intensive agriculture in Ifakara
Ifakara
Ifakara is a small rural town in the Kilombero district, Morogoro region, south central Tanzania. It is the headquarter of the Kilombero district administration and the main trading centre for Kilombero and Ulanga districts...
and the species may also have now disappeared from that locality. The Pugu Forest Reserve has also been badly impacted by human activities, however the species is better protected in the other forest reserves where it occurs.
Source
- Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P. 1998. Toussaintia orientalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.