Open AccessNew taxa in Crossandrella, Dischistocalyx and Ascotheca (Acanthaceae) from Equatorial Guinea
Author(s) -
Dominique Champluvier,
Bruno Senterre
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
plant ecology and evolution
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.422
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2032-3921
pISSN - 2032-3913
DOI - 10.5091/plecevo.2010.382
Subject(s) - acanthaceae , taxon , botany , new guinea , geography , biology , zoology , ethnology , history
Background and aims - Recent collecting in Equatorial Guinea, a country with incompletely documented biodiversity, resulted in an ample collection of the plant family Acanthaceae. Identifications resulted in the discovery of novelties, presented here. Methods - Specimens from BRLU, BR, BM, P and K were investigated. Critical point-dried pollen was observed in the SEM. Results - Three new taxa are described from Equatorial Guinea, two new species in the genera Crossandrella and Dischistocalyx and one new variety in Ascotheca. Distribution maps and illustrations for the two new species are provided. Pollen morphology adds evidence to distinguish between the three species of Crossandrella. © 2010 National Botanic Garden of Belgium and Royal Botanical Society of Belgium.SCOPUS: ar.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe