A new disjunct species of Eriolaena (Malvaceae, Dombeyoideae) from Continental Africa

Authors: Dorr, Laurence J. Country: Mozambique DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.111.29303 Published: Jan. 1, 2018 Source: PhytoKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Dombeyoideae · Topics: Plant Diversity and Evolution, Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

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Eriolaena rulkensii Dorr, sp. nov. is described and illustrated. This attractive shrub is endemic to coastal Mozambique. The new species has apically winged seeds, which place it in a group of Malvaceae (Dombeyoideae) that is found in Asia and Madagascar and which had not previously been found in continental Africa.

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