Staavia staavioides (Sond.) A.V. Hall, comb. nov. ≡ Brunia staavioides Sond. in Harvey & Sonder, Fl. Cap. 2: 316. 1862 ≡ Raspalia staavioides (Sond.) Pillansin J. S. African Bot. 13: 154. 1947 – Lectotype (designated hereby Oliver): Drège s.n. ex herb. Sond. (S-G-8316). Placement of this species in Staavia is based on morphological data as anther morphology, flower arrangement, and two united styles; it was not included in the DNA analysis. Pillans (1947) included the species in Raspalia differing from Staavia in having free instead of united styles; however, he himself mentioned that Raspalia staavioides has “styles united except for the diverging tips” (Pillans, 1947: 154). The species shares the presence of stipules, amphistomatic leaves, and the petal bulge with all speciesin Staavia, and the general appearance with S. radiata.

Published as part of Claßen-Bockhoff, Regine, Oliver, Edward G. H., Hall, Anthony V. & Quint, Marcus, 2019, A new classification of the South African endemic family Bruniaceae based on molecular and morphological data, pp. 1138-1155 in TAXON 60 (4) on page 1147, DOI: 10.1002/tax.604016, http://zenodo.org/record/7590433

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