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Molecular phylogenetics of Distephanus supports the recognition of a new tribe, Distephaneae (Asteraceae).
Distephanus Cass. comprises 43 distinctive species of shrubs and small trees that have been placed historically within the ironweed tribe, Vernonieae (Asteraceae). Using the most expansive sampling of Distephanus to date, this study aims to test the monophyly of this genus and facilitate its classification. Molecular phylogenetic analyses were conducted...Gostel, M. R. ; Loeuille, Benoit ; Santana, Mariana Henriques ; Kelloff, Carol L ; Chan, Raymund …
Phylogenetics, ITS, Vernonieae, Madagascar, Africa, Asteraceae, Plastid loci, and Distephanus
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Gabonius gen. nov. (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Detarieae), a distant cousin of Hymenostegia endemic to Gabon.
A new genus, Gabonius is described to accommodate a single species, Gabonius ngouniensis which was previously misplaced in Hymenostegia sensu lato. Gabonius ngouniensis is a widespread Gabonese endemic of evergreen forest. We assess G. ngouniensis as Least Concern (LC) according to IUCN criteria. A distribution map of Gabonius is presented,...Wieringa, Jan J. ; Mackinder, Barbara A. ; Van Proosdij, André S. J.
Taxonomy, Amherstieae, Tropical Africa, Conservation, Fabaceae, Africa, New genera, Gabon, and Gabonius
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Annea gen. nov. (Detarieae, Caesalpinioideae, Leguminosae): a home for two species long misplaced in Hymenostegia sensu lato.
A new genus Annea is described to accommodate two tropical African legume species previously misplaced in Hymenostegia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Detarieae). Annea gen. nov. is widespread in tropical Africa but has an unusual disjunct generic distribution, occurring in both upper and lower Guinea but absent from Gabon. Annea afzelii accounts for...Mackinder, Barbara A. ; Wieringa, Jan J.
Taxonomy, Amherstieae, Tropical Africa, Conservation, New genus, Fabaceae, Africa, Annea, and Neotype
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Expanding our knowledge of the coffee family in continental Africa: a synopsis of the genus Pyrostria (Rubiaceae).
A summary of the species of from continental Africa is presented, including full descriptions of three new species, , and . from the coastal forests of the Tanzania-Mozambique border region, and one new subspecies, subsp. from Zambia. is the first species with plurilocular (3-lobed) fruits and the second hermaphrodite species...Matheka, Kennedy W. ; Goyder, David ; Darbyshire, Iain
Conservation, Pyrostria, IUCN Red List, Rubiaceae, Africa, Rovuma Centre of Endemism, Taxonomy, Vanguerieae, and New species
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Palynotaxonomy of Centauropsis (Compositae, Vernonieae) an endemic genus from Madagascar.
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The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses.
Sub-Saharan Africa is under-represented in global biodiversity datasets, particularly regarding the impact of land use on species’ population abundances. Drawing on recent advances in expert elicitation to ensure data consistency, 200 experts were convened using a modified-Delphi process to estimate ‘intactness scores’: the remaining proportion of an ‘intact’ reference population... -
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New combinations in and typification of tropical African species of Urochloa (incl. Brachiaria) (Poaceae).
Detailed morphological and molecular research has led to the conclusion that the majority of the species of the genus have to move to the much smaller genus . Although many of the necessary new combinations were made, in Africa a fair number of accepted species still do not yet have...Oulo, M. ; van der Zon, A.P.M. ; Sosef, M. S. M.
Grasses, Taxonomy, Typification, Urochloa, Nomenclature, Paniceae, and Africa