{"title":"Casearia septandra (Salicaceae), a new tree species from the mountains of Guinea, West Africa","authors":"F. J. Breteler, A. Baldé","doi":"10.1007/s12225-024-10166-8","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the synopsis of <i>Casearia</i> Jacq. in West and Central Africa (Breteler 2008), only a single, poor collection (<i>Adam</i> 3972), identified as <i>C. prismatocarpa</i> Mast., was recorded from the mountains of Guinea. More recently, some other flowering and fruiting specimens of <i>Casearia</i> have been collected from the same region as Adam’s specimen and together they represent a new species. It is illustrated and named herein as <i>Casearia septandra</i>, its distribution is mapped and conservation status assessed as Endangered, according to the IUCN criteria. A key to the four <i>Casearia</i> species of the Upper Guinea region of West Africa is presented.</p>","PeriodicalId":51321,"journal":{"name":"Kew Bulletin","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9000,"publicationDate":"2024-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Kew Bulletin","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-024-10166-8","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"PLANT SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In the synopsis of Casearia Jacq. in West and Central Africa (Breteler 2008), only a single, poor collection (Adam 3972), identified as C. prismatocarpa Mast., was recorded from the mountains of Guinea. More recently, some other flowering and fruiting specimens of Casearia have been collected from the same region as Adam’s specimen and together they represent a new species. It is illustrated and named herein as Casearia septandra, its distribution is mapped and conservation status assessed as Endangered, according to the IUCN criteria. A key to the four Casearia species of the Upper Guinea region of West Africa is presented.
期刊介绍:
Kew Bulletin is an international peer-reviewed journal for the taxonomy, systematics and conservation of vascular plants and fungi. Papers on conservation, evolution, palynology, cytology, anatomy, biogeography and phytochemistry are considered, where relevant to taxonomy and systematics. Review papers on topics appropriate to the journal are invited. The journal is richly illustrated with line drawings and photographs, and also features a Book Review and Notices section. Four parts (c. 640 pp) are published each year.