The rise of Cynometra (Leguminosae) and the fall of Maniltoa: a generic re-circumscription and the addition of 4 new species
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Radosavljevic, Aleksandar
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PhytoKeys
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.127.29817
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.127.29817
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Cynometra rosea (K.Schum.) Rados.
comb. nov.
Basionym.
Schizosiphon roseus
K.Schum., Fl. Kais. Wilh. Land 101. 1889. Syn.
Schizoscyphus roseus
(K.Schum.) Warb.,
nom superfl.
, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 13: 331. 1891.
Maniltoa rosea
(K.Schum.) Meeuwen, Blumea 18: 35. 1970. Type. KAISER-WILHELMSLAND [PAPUA NEW GUINEA]. Astrolabebay, Im Hochwalde von Constantinhafen, July [1886-1887],
Hollrung 492
(holotype: B, destroyed; isotypes not found). PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Madang Province: Madang District, Naikum, Josephstaal,
04°45'30"S
,
145°00'30"E
, 1 Sept. 1958,
K.J. White NGF 10226
(neotype, designated by
Knaap-van Meeuwen 1970
, p. 35: K; isoneotypes: BRI, CANB).
Maniltoa urophylla
Harms, Bot. Jahrb. 55: 51. 1917. Type.
NORDOESTLICH
NEU-GUINEA [PAPUA NEW GUINEA].
Kameelsruecken
, lager G, 6-900 m, Sept. 1912,
C. L. Ledermann 8848
(holotype: B, destroyed; isotypes: WRSL, LE, not located).
Notes.
I agree with
Verdcourt (1979)
that this synonymy is questionable. However, with the original type material destroyed and to avoid creating an unnecessary new combination, I have elected to follow Knaap-van
Meeuwen's
treatment here.