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2020
Journal article
New Combinations in Combretaceae subtribe Combretinae from Africa and Asia
Recent molecular evidence has confirmed that Meiostemon and Quisqualis are embedded in Combretum. While some of the species in the two former genera have already been transferred to Combretum, several combinations are still wanting. New combinations for these species in Combretum are therefore formalised here for taxa of Meiostemon and...Maurin, Olivier ; Turner, Ian M. ; Boatwright, James S. ; Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.
Quisqualis, Meiostemon, Combretinae, Eudicots, and Combretum
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2020
Journal article
From the frying pan: an unusual dwarf shrub from Namibia turns out to be a new brassicalean family
Tiganophyton karasense, an evergreen dwarf shrub, is described as a new species. A new genus and family are also proposed for it in the order Brassicales. Phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequence data indicate that Tiganophyton is sister to Bataceae/Salvadoraceae, and all three sister to Koeberliniaceae. First realized to be undescribed...