Three species of Madagascan Plectronia transferred to Peponidium (Vanguerieae, Rubiaceae)
Author
Davis, Aaron P.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW 9 3 AB, UK. E-mail: a. davis @ kew. org Bergius Foundation, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Botany Department, Stockholm University, SE- 10691 Stockholm, Sweden. sylvain @ bergianska. se
Author
Razafimandimbison, Sylvain G.
text
Phytotaxa
2010
2010-10-28
10
46
48
journal article
6296
10.11646/phytotaxa.10.1.7
f3017ee3-4e05-4292-aa72-06e37432fb3e
1179-3163
4899802
Peponidium micranthum
(Baker) A.P.Davis & Razafim.
,
comb. nov.
Basionym
:—
Plectronia micrantha
Baker (1887: 483)
.
Type
:
MADAGASCAR
,
Central Madagascar
, 'received'
November 1885
,
Baron
3836
(
holotype
, K!).
Distribution
:—Eastern
Madagascar
, in humid, evergreen forest, c.
950 m
.
Characteristics:
—Stipules lanceolate-ligulate; leaves subcoriaceous, tertiary venation rather prominent, domatia large and obvious. Calyx lobes ciliate.