Cyphostemma calcarium, a new species of Vitaceae from the Ankarana Special Reserve, Madagascar

Authors: Rabarijaona, Romer Narindra Country: Madagascar DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.180.69194 Published: Jan. 1, 2021 Source: PhytoKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Ankarana · Topics: Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant and animal studies, African Botany and Ecology Studies

Loading…

Cyphostemma calcarium Rabarij & L.M.Lu, sp. nov., is herein described as a new species found on limestone outcrops in northern Madagascar. Its diagnostic morphological characteristics were compared to the species occurring in the Ankarana Special Reserve. We present detailed descriptions, illustrations, distribution map, and a preliminary conservation assessment of the species. An identification key to all known species of Cyphostemma from the Ankarana Special Reserve is also provided.

Time period:

View raw JSON from API

Found an error? Please report to login@optimap.science.