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|authority = (Tennant) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin (2017)
|authority = (Tennant) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin (2017)
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* ''Cussonia lukwangulensis' {{small|Tennant (1960)}}
* ''Cussonia lukwangulensis'' {{small|Tennant (1960)}}
* ''Schefflera lukwangulensis'' {{small|(Tennant) Bernardi (1969)}}
* ''Schefflera lukwangulensis'' {{small|(Tennant) Bernardi (1969)}}
|synonyms_ref = <ref name = powo>[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77164628-1 ''Neocussonia lukwangulensis'' (Tennant) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin]. ''[[Plants of the World Online]]''. Retrieved 9 May 2023.</ref>
|synonyms_ref = <ref name = powo>[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77164628-1 ''Neocussonia lukwangulensis'' (Tennant) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin]. ''[[Plants of the World Online]]''. Retrieved 9 May 2023.</ref>
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It is found in the [[South Pare Mountains|South Pare]] [[Uluguru Mountains|Uluguru]], [[Udzungwa Mountains|Udzungwa]], and [[Rubeho Mountains|Rubeho]] mountains, and the [[Mpanga-Kipengere Game Reserve]] in the [[Kipengere Range]].<ref name = iucn/>
It is found in the [[South Pare Mountains|South Pare]] [[Uluguru Mountains|Uluguru]], [[Udzungwa Mountains|Udzungwa]], and [[Rubeho Mountains|Rubeho]] mountains, and the [[Mpanga-Kipengere Game Reserve]] in the [[Kipengere Range]].<ref name = iucn/>


It grows in montane rain forest and shrubland on steep slopes and rocky ridges from 1,350 to 2,360 metres elevation. Habitats include ''[[Allanblackia]]-[[Podocarpus]]-[[Balthasaria]]-[[Zenkerella (plant)|Zenkerella]]-[[Cussonia]]'' forest, riverine forest, with ''[[Dodonaea]]'' and ''[[Myrica]]'' merging into ''[[Kuloa usambarensis]]'' forest, on dry slopes covered with bracken ferns, on granitic rocks covered by evergreen heath or bush, and high-elevation elfin forest with species of ''[[Erica (plant)|Erica]], [[Agauria]], Myrica, [[Tecomaria]], [[Syzygium]]'', and ''Podocarpus''.<ref name = iucn/>
It grows in montane rain forest and shrubland on steep slopes and rocky ridges from 1,350 to 2,360 metres elevation. Habitats include ''[[Allanblackia]]-[[Podocarpus]]-[[Balthasaria]]-[[Zenkerella (plant)|Zenkerella]]-[[Cussonia]]'' forest, riverine forest, with ''[[Dodonaea]]'' and ''[[Myrica]]'' merging into ''[[Kuloa usambarensis]]'' forest, on dry slopes covered with bracken ferns, on granitic rocks covered by evergreen heath or bush, and in high-elevation elfin forest with species of ''[[Erica (plant)|Erica]], [[Agauria]], Myrica, [[Tecomaria]], [[Syzygium]]'', and ''Podocarpus''.<ref name = iucn/>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 02:51, 13 October 2023

Neocussonia lukwangulensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Neocussonia
Species:
N. lukwangulensis
Binomial name
Neocussonia lukwangulensis
(Tennant) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin (2017)
Synonyms[2]
  • Cussonia lukwangulensis Tennant (1960)
  • Schefflera lukwangulensis (Tennant) Bernardi (1969)

Neocussonia lukwangulensis is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania. It is typically a freestanding tree, and uncommonly an epiphyte.[1]

It is found in the South Pare Uluguru, Udzungwa, and Rubeho mountains, and the Mpanga-Kipengere Game Reserve in the Kipengere Range.[1]

It grows in montane rain forest and shrubland on steep slopes and rocky ridges from 1,350 to 2,360 metres elevation. Habitats include Allanblackia-Podocarpus-Balthasaria-Zenkerella-Cussonia forest, riverine forest, with Dodonaea and Myrica merging into Kuloa usambarensis forest, on dry slopes covered with bracken ferns, on granitic rocks covered by evergreen heath or bush, and in high-elevation elfin forest with species of Erica, Agauria, Myrica, Tecomaria, Syzygium, and Podocarpus.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Eastern Arc Mountains.; Coastal Forests CEPF Plant Assessment Project (2009). "Neocussonia lukwangulensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T34220A9851330. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T34220A9851330.en. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. ^ Neocussonia lukwangulensis (Tennant) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 May 2023.