Plant Ecology and Evolution 143(2): 176-180, doi: 10.5091/plecevo.2010.387
Description of a new species of Neuropeltis (Convolvulaceae) with a synopsis and a key to all African species
expand article infoFrans Breteler‡
‡ AR Wageningen, Wageninger, Netherlands
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Citation: Breteler F (2010) Description of a new species of Neuropeltis (Convolvulaceae) with a synopsis and a key to all African species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 143(2): 176-180. https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2010.387
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Abstract
Background and aims – The paleotropical genus Neuropeltis of the Convolvulaceae is imperfectly known. The present paper aims to revise the genus for the Upper Guinea area in West Africa. Methods – Normal practices of herbarium taxonomy have been applied to study all herbarium material available. Key results – Three species are found in Upper Guinea. Neuropeltis velutina is not present in this area and its specimens hitherto assigned to it are classified in a new species N. occidentalis. A key to and a synopsis of all African species is provided. The new species is illustrated and its distribution is mapped. Neuropeltis sanguinea from Angola (Cabinda) is newly synonymised under N. velutina.
Keywords
CONVOLVULACEAE; NEUROPELTIS; TAXONOMY; TROPICAL AFRICA; UPPER GUINEA