Four new species of Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae, Acalyphoideae) from the West Indian Ocean Region

Four new species of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae, Acalyphoideae) from the Western Indian Ocean Region, based on morphological and molecular evidence, are described, illustrated, and mapped. Acalyphagillespieae sp. nov., A.leandrii sp. nov. and A.nusbaumeri sp. nov. are endemic to Madagascar, and A.mayott...

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Autores principales: Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Levin, Geoffrey A., Cardiel, José M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7052020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32148432
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.140.50229
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Sumario:Four new species of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae, Acalyphoideae) from the Western Indian Ocean Region, based on morphological and molecular evidence, are described, illustrated, and mapped. Acalyphagillespieae sp. nov., A.leandrii sp. nov. and A.nusbaumeri sp. nov. are endemic to Madagascar, and A.mayottensis sp. nov. is known only from Mbouzi islet (Mayotte), in the Comoros Archipelago. We also describe for the first time in Acalypha the presence of membranous or chartaceous perules covering the axillary buds. Preliminary conservation assessments of the new species are also provided.

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