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The inclusion of Akeassia in Grangea (Asteraceae) and description of a new species from Gabon: Grangea ogoouensis
The discovery of a new Gabonese species of Asteraceae leads us to reevaluate the distinction between the genera Grangea Adans. and Akeassia J.-P. Lebrun & Stork. The differences between the two genera proving unreliable, Akeassia is included in Grangea, resulting in the new combination Grangea grangeoides (J.-P. Lebrun & Stork)...Beentje, Henk ; Lachenaud, Olivier
Gabon, Ogooué, Akeassia, taxonomy, Microtrichia, Grangea, new species, Africa , and Asteraceae
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Maesa brevipedicellata (Primulaceae), a new species from Papua New Guinea
Maesa brevipedicellata, a new species of Maesa (Primulaceae-Maesoideae) from Papua New Guinea, is described and illustrated based on herbarium specimen observations. The collections of this species resemble M. rufovillosa and were previously determined as that species. Maesa brevipedicellata is unique with its self-supporting habit, hispid hairs throughout and paniculate inflorescences...Sumanon, P. ; Eiserhardt, W.L. ; Balslev, H. ; Utteridge, T.M.A.
Myrsinaceae, Papuasia, taxonomy, Maesa, Ericales, new species, and Malesia
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Virotia azurea (Proteaceae: Macadamieae), a striking new species endemic to New Caledonia and notes on V. francii and V. leptophylla
Virotia azurea H.C. Hopkins & Pillon (Proteaceae), the seventh species in the endemic genus Virotia L.A.S. Johnson & B.G. Briggs from New Caledonia is described and illustrated. A distribution map and preliminary conservation assessment are provided. This new species occurs principally on non-ultramafic substrates in a restricted area of central...Hopkins, Helen C.F. ; Pillon, Yohan
Virotia, taxonomy, new species, manganese, Serpentine flora, new Caledonia, and Proteaceae
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Malaxideae (Orchidaceae) in Madagascar, the Mascarenes, Seychelles and Comoro Islands.
The tribe Malaxideae (Orchidaceae, subfamily Epidendroideae) (sensu Pridgeon et al. 2005: 453) in Madagascar and adjacent archipelagos is revised. In this region it comprises the four genera: Liparis, Malaxis, Oberonia and Stichorkis. All of the species are described and their typification, history, identification, distribution and habitat are discussed. Conservation assessments... -
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Hanceola suffruticosa (Lamiaceae, Nepetoideae), a new species from the Sino-Vietnamese border
Hanceola is a genus of eight herbaceous species previously thought to be endemic to southern China. However, H. suffruticosa, a new species described here from China and Vietnam, differs from all other species of Hanceola by its subshrubby habit. It is also distinct in its shallowly bicrenate laminae and densely...Chen, Ya-Ping ; Paton, Alan J. ; Xiang, Chun-Lei
Hanceola, Sino-Vietnamese border, Hanceolinae, Ocimeae, and new species
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Drymaria veliziae (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from the Andes of Cajamarca (North Peru)
A new species from the Northern Peruvian Andes (Cajamarca department), Drymaria veliziaesp. nov., is proposed in the present paper. It grows in the high-elevation montane grasslands and it is morphologically similar to D. auriculipetala from which it differs in having elliptic-ovate leaves, blade margin bases glandular, large number of stipules...Montesinos-Tubée, Daniel B. ; Tovar, Carolina ; Iberico-Vela, Gustavo ; Montoya-Quino, Juan ; Sanchez-Vega, Isidoro
Cajamarca, Caryophyllaceae, new species, and Andes
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A revision of the African genus Mesanthemum (Eriocaulaceae)
Mesanthemum is a genus comprising 16 species in the family Eriocaulaceae and is native to Africa and Madagascar. Eriocaulaceae are characterised by a basal tuft or rosette of narrow leaves and small flowers in heads. Mesanthemum can be recognised by diplostemonous flowers and fused glandular pistillate petals. While most Mesanthemum...Liang, Yuxi ; Phillips, Sylvia M. ; Cheek, Martin ; Larridon, Isabel
Africa, molecular phylogenetics, Madagascar, lectotypifications, new species, SEM seed images, and taxonomy
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A synopsis of Stenostephanus Nees (Acanthaceae) in Bolivia
12 species of Stenostephanus Nees occur in Bolivia, two of which, S. madidiensis J.R.I.Wood and S. sehuencasii J.R.I.Wood are described as new. Ten species are endemic to the country with all growing on the humid eastern slopes of the Andes. The distribution of all Bolivian species is described and mapped...Wood, John R. I.
species key, endemism, taxonomy, new species, distribution patterns, and Andes
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Stenostephanus (Acanthaceae) in Peru
An account of the hill forest genus Stenostephanus Nees in Peru is presented. The salient characteristics and distribution of the genus are outlined to provide a wider context for the Peruvian species. Five new species, S. antiquorum J.R.I.Wood, S. atrocalyx J.R.I.Wood, S. cuscoensis J.R.I.Wood, S. densiflorus J.R.I.Wood and S. wasshausenii...Wood, John R. I.
Ecuador, taxonomy, Bolivia, Brazil, and new species