Nesogordonia tricarpellata (Dombeyaceae), a new species from Madagascar that compels modification of the morphological circumscription of the genus

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Keywords: Anosyenne Mountains · Topics: Plant Diversity and Evolution, Phytochemistry and Bioactive Compounds, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions

Nesogordonia tricarpellata Skema & Dorr, sp. nov., a new species from southeastern Madagascar, is described and illustrated. It differs from all other species of Nesogordonia Baill. in6–9 stamens, 3 staminodes, a 3-carpellate ovary, and a 3-valved capsule. These androecial and gynoecial characters require modification of the long-standing circumscription of the genus. This new species also has the southernmost geographic range of any species in the genus.

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