Three new or little-known Chassalia (Rubiaceae) species from west and central Africa

A new species from Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, Chassalia bicostata O. Lachenaud & Jongkind, is described and compared with its two close relatives, C. pteropetala (K. Schum.) Cheek and C. pleuroneura (K. Schum.) O. Lachenaud, both from central Africa. The latter is here transferred to Chassa...

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Published inNordic journal of botany Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 13 - 20
Main Authors Lachenaud, Olivier, Jongkind, Carel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2010
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Biosystematics
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Summary:A new species from Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, Chassalia bicostata O. Lachenaud & Jongkind, is described and compared with its two close relatives, C. pteropetala (K. Schum.) Cheek and C. pleuroneura (K. Schum.) O. Lachenaud, both from central Africa. The latter is here transferred to Chassalia from Psychotria. All three species share deeply bifid stipules, which are an unusual feature in Chassalia. Full descriptions and illustrations are given for the three taxa.
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ArticleID:NJB484
ISSN:0107-055X
1756-1051
DOI:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2009.00484.x