Journal article
Revision and new species of the African genus Mischogyne (Annonaceae)
Kew Bulletin, Vol.74(2), 28
2019
Abstract
Mischogyne (Annonaceae, tribe Monodoreae) is a genus of small- to medium-sized tropical trees and shrubs. It is characterised by a combination of: (1) stamens and carpels on a more or less extended torus; (2) carpels divergent from each other at the apex of the torus above the anthers; (3) anthers linear and anther connectives not expanded above the thecae; (4) inflorescences extra-axillary (or sometimes terminal in M. michelioides) with usually solitary flowers; (5) petals reflexed at anthesis (except M. michelioides), and (6) prominent reticulate tertiary veins. The genus is found in the lowland tropical rainforests of Africa with annual precipitation of 1000 - 4000 mm and in the dry coastal foothills of Angola. Five species and one variety of Mischogyne are recognised. One newly discovered species from the Eastern Arc Mountains, M. iddii, is described. The variety M. elliotiana var. glabra is reduced into synonymy with M. elliotiana var. elliotiana. Mischogyne elliotiana var. gabonensis is raised to species level as M. gabonensis. Specimens from the Congo are recognised as a new species, M. congensis. Preliminary conservation status assessments are provided for each species, as well as an identification key and detailed species descriptions. An unusual distribution pattern for the genus is discussed: dry coastal Angola as well as West, Central and East African wet forest.
Details
- Title
- Revision and new species of the African genus Mischogyne (Annonaceae)
- Authors
- George Gosline (Corresponding Author) - Royal Botanic Gardens, United KingdomAndrew R Marshall (Author) - University of the Sunshine CoastIsabel Larridon (Author) - Ghent University, Belgium
- Publication details
- Kew Bulletin, Vol.74(2), 28; 23
- Publisher
- Springer London, Ltd.
- Date published
- 2019
- DOI
- 10.1007/S12225-019-9804-7
- ISSN
- 0075-5974; 0075-5974
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2019 The Authors. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
- Organisation Unit
- Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Forest Research Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451605502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
- Research Statement
- false
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