Open AccessThe <i>Oxygonum dregeanum</i> complex (Polygonaceae)
Author(s) -
G. Germishuizen
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
bothalia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2311-9284
pISSN - 0006-8241
DOI - 10.4102/abc.v18i2.1000
Subject(s) - subspecies , biology , taxon , polygonaceae , botany , zoology
The Oxygonum dregeanum Meisn. complex was studied. The following taxa are given a new status: subsp. swazicum (Burtt Davy) Germishuizen, stat. nov. and subsp. canescens (Sond.) Germishuizen, stat. nov. Four new varieties of subsp. canescens are described: var. linearifolium Germishuizen, var. nov.; var. dissectum Germishuizen, var. nov.; var. pilosum Germishuizen, var. nov. and var. lobophyllum Germishuizen, var. nov. Two new subspecies are described: subsp. streyi Germishuizen, subsp. nov. and subsp. lancedatum Germishuizen subsp. nov.