Brieya De Wild., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 383, 1914

Couvreur, Thomas L. P., Dagallier, Leo-Paul M. J., Crozier, Francoise, Ghogue, Jean-Paul, Hoekstra, Paul H., Kamdem, Narcisse G., Johnson, David M., Murray, Nancy A. & Sonke, Bonaventure, 2022, Flora of Cameroon - Annonaceae Vol 45, PhytoKeys 207, pp. 1-532 : 81-82

Brieya De Wild., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 383, 1914

Type species.

Brieya fasciculata De Wild.

Description.

Same as species.

A genus with two species, one widespread and one restricted to northern Angola. One species in Cameroun, not endemic.

A genus easily confused with Piptostigma because of the characteristic inner petals being much longer than the outer ones in both genera, a unique feature among Cameroonian Annonaceae ( Ghogue et al. 2017). However, sterile, Brieya is mainly distinguished by the lower number of secondary veins (less than 20 versus generally more than 20 in Pipostigma ) and discolorous leaves being whitish below (versus concolourous in Piptostigma ).

Taxonomy.

Ghogue et al. (2017).