Berlinia korupensis

Berlinia korupensis
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Berlinia
Species:	B. korupensis
Binomial name
	Berlinia korupensis; Mackinder & Burgt

Berlinia korupensis Mackinder & Burgt, is a species of tree up to 42 m tall and 88 cm in diameter, belonging to the Caesalpinioideae, and is endemic to the Korup National Park in Cameroon. Having produced large, delicate white flowers the species' seed pods can grow to be 30cm long. Seed dispersal is explosive with the opposing halves of the pods tightening as they dry until suddenly they split and shoot seeds for a distance that can be as great as 50 metres.^[1] It is on the Critically Endangered list as thus far only 17 trees have been found. ^[2]^[3]

References

^ "New to Nature No 11: Berlinia korupensis" The Observer 20 June 2010 Retrieved 20 June 2010
^ http://www.springerlink.com/content/r307238hl7837236/ Kew Bulletin
^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8424817.stm BBC News

External links

Kew Species Profile: Berlinia korupensis

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[1] "New to Nature No 11: Berlinia korupensis" The Observer 20 June 2010 Retrieved 20 June 2010

[2] ttp://www.springerlink.com/content/r307238hl7837236/ Kew Bulletin

[3] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8424817.stm BBC News

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