A new species of Amorphophallus (Araceae) from Eastern D.R. Congo, and a new record of the genus from Rwanda

Background and aims – A new species of Amorphophallus (Araceae) is described from D.R. Congo in connection with preparing the family treatment for the Flore d’Afrique centrale. Another species is recorded for the first time from Rwanda. Methods – Standard herbarium practices were applied. Key result...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inPlant ecology and evolution Vol. 155; no. 3; pp. 333 - 342
Main Authors Fischer, Eberhard, Dumbo, Bonny, Dumbo, Landry
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Meise Royal Botanical Society of Belgium 01.01.2022
Pensoft Publishers
Meise Botanic Garden
Subjects
Albertine Rift
Amorphophal
Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus dumboi
Araceae
Endangered species
Geographical distribution
National parks
New records
New species
Ovaries
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Smallpox
Taxa
Congo (Kinshasa)
Uganda
Rwanda
Burundi
Madagascar
Angola
Africa
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Background and aims – A new species of Amorphophallus (Araceae) is described from D.R. Congo in connection with preparing the family treatment for the Flore d’Afrique centrale. Another species is recorded for the first time from Rwanda. Methods – Standard herbarium practices were applied. Key results – Amorphophallus dumboi sp. nov. is related to A. margretae . The differences between these species are discussed and distribution maps for the taxa are presented. Both species are range-restricted in the Albertine Rift and preliminarily assessed as Critically Endangered. Amorphophallus mayoi is for the first time recorded for Rwanda. The taxon, originally described as a subspecies of A. calabaricus , is raised here to specific rank.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 14
ISSN:2032-3913
2032-3921
DOI:10.5091/PLECEVO.93804