Description of Gaertnera luteocarpa (Gentianales: Rubiaceae), with two subspecies, a new forest shrub species from Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana

  • Carel Christiaan Hugo Jongkind Botanic Garden Meise, Herbarium, Nieuwelaan 38, Meise, BE-1860
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2015.126
Keywords: Rubiaceae, Gaertnera, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia

Abstract

Gaertnera luteocarpa sp. nov., with two subspecies, is described and illustrated. The new species resembles G. spicata K.Schum. but has yellow, not reddish, fruits. With G. cooperi and G. aurea it shares the ruminate endosperm.

References

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IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland/Cambridge, U.K.

Malcomber S.T. & Taylor C.M. 2009. A systematic revision of Gaertnera (Rubiaceae, Gaertnereae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 96 (4): 575-671. http://dx.doi.org/10.3417/2002161

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Published
2015-06-19
How to Cite
Jongkind, C. C. H. (2015). Description of Gaertnera luteocarpa (Gentianales: Rubiaceae), with two subspecies, a new forest shrub species from Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana. European Journal of Taxonomy, (126). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2015.126
Issue
No. 126 (2015): Description of Gaertnera luteocarpa (Gentianales: Rubiaceae), with two subspecies, a new forest shrub species from Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana
Section
Botany
Copyright (c) 2015 Carel Christiaan Hugo Jongkind

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