A checklist of rheophytes of Cameroon
Author
Kuetegue, Felix
Author
Sonke, Bonaventure
Author
Ameka, Gabriel K.
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Eugenia dusenii Engl., Notizbl.
Koenigl
. Bot. Gart. Berlin 2: 289 (1899)
Myrtus dusenii
Kuntze, Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 21: 173 (1903)
Type.
Cameroon. Mundemba, Mana bridge,
4°58'N
,
7°00'E
, 11 Jan 1998,
M. Cheek 8845
(holotype: K; isotype: YA).
Description.
Small erect shrub, up to 1.5 m; stem very flexible; leaves small and narrow, 2-5
x
0.3-0.5 cm; strongly rooted; white-flowered.
Specimens examined.
Ndian waterfalls at Bulu docks,
4°56'N
,
8°51'E
, 17 Jan 1985,
D. W. Thomas 1985
(YA); Ndian River, west of Mundemba,
5°02'N
,
8°53'E
, 21 Jan 1986,
J. Nemba & D. W. Thomas 319
(YA); Mundemba, Mana bridge,
4°58'N
,
7°00'E
, 11 Jan 1998,
M. Cheek 8845
(YA).
Habitat.
Beds of swift-running rivers; seasonally inundated river banks; rocks at waterfalls, in evergreen rainforest.
Distribution.
Cameroon (Fig.
14
), endemic to Cameroon.
Conservation status in Cameroon.
Eugenia dusenii
is not listed on http://www.iucnredlist.org, but it was assessed as Vulnerable VU in
Onana and Cheek (2011)
. The taxon is endemic to Cameroon and currently known from four localities. The area of occupancy is estimated to be about 16 km2, and the extent of occurrence is estimated at 4 km2. Plantation development and illegal logging of timber are ongoing at the localities. Based on these threats, and the continuous decline of vegetation cover in the area, and extent and /or quality of habitat
E. dusenii
is currently reassessed as Endangered. IUCN Red List Category:
Endangered ENB2ab (ii, iii).