Wellsow, Julia; Hart, Michelle; Wilkie, Peter; Harris, David J.
Desplatsia chrysochlamys Mildbr. & Burret
A taxonomic revision of the African genus Desplatsia Bocq. (Malvaceae - Grewioideae)
Fig. 1. Illustration of Desplatsia Bocq. leaves. A. D. subericarpa Bocq. (Harris 1387 (E)). B. D. chrysochlamys (Mildbr. & Burret) Mildbr. & Burret (Harris 5402 (E)). C. D. dewevrei (De Wild. & T.Durand) Burret (Harris 7025 (E)). D. D. mildbraedii Burret (Harris 4397 (E)). Scale bars = 2 cm. Boxed enlargements of petiole (in B–D) and midrib (A–D) are magnified 10× to represent the view through a typical 10× hand lens. Boxed enlargements of petiole (A) and stipules (A–D) are magnified 6×. Images are taken from Harris & Wortley (2008), illustrated by Rosemary Wise, with additional enlargements by Sanna Olander.
Fig. 2. Desplatsia Bocq. leaf images. A. D. chrysochlamys (Mildbr. & Burret) Mildbr. & Burret (Harris 4977 (E)). B. D. dewevrei (De Wild. & T.Durand) Burret (Harris 9664 (E)). C–D. D. subericarpa Bocq. (Harris 10194). C. Leaves. D. Leaf base with subulately divided stipules and distinctly inflated petiole in upper part. E–F. Stellate hairs on leaf undersurface. E. D. chrysochlamys (Mildbr. & Burret) Mildbr. & Burret (Harris 5241 (E)). F. D. mildbraedii Burret (Harris 4397 (E)). E–F at the same magnification (40× with microscope). Scale bars = 1 mm. A–D images by D. Harris (RBGE); E–F images by J. Wellsow (RBGE).
Fig. 3. Outline of Desplatsia Bocq. leaf margins. A. D. subericarpa Bocq. (Harris 1387 (E)). B. D. chrysochlamys (Mildbr. & Burret) Mildbr. & Burret (Harris 5402 (E)). C. D. dewevrei (De Wild. & T.Durand) Burret (Harris 7025 (E)). D. D. mildbraedii Burret (Harris 4397 (E)). Shown at 1.5× actual size. Illustrations by Sanna Olander.
Fig. 4. Desplatsia Bocq. fruit images. A–B. D. chrysochlamys (Mildbr. & Burret) Mildbr. & Burret. A. Fresh fruit (Jongkind 8725). B. Cut fresh fruit (Jongkind 9717). C–D. D. dewevrei (De Wild. & T.Durand) Burret. C. Fresh fruit (Harris 9652 (E)). D. Cut fresh fruit (Jongkind 8142). E. D. mildbraedii Burret (Harris 4005 (E)), fresh fruits.F. D. subericarpaBocq. (Harris 10194), fresh fruit.A–B, D images by C. Jongkind; C, E–F images by D. Harris (RBGE).
Fig. 5. Distribution map for Desplatsia chrysochlamys (Mildbr. & Burret) Mildbr. & Burret.
between Moyen Sassandra and Moyen Cavally
Division & Firestone Plantations & Harbel