Description of 11 new Astiella (Spermacoceae, Rubiaceae) species endemic to Madagascar

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 25 Apr 2017 Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark Publisher:Museum National D'Histoire NaturelleJournal:European Journal of Taxonomy (eissn: 2118-9773,

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Authors: Groeninckx, Inge; Janssens, Steven; Smets, Erik; Verstraete, Brecht;

doi: 10.5852/ejt.2017.312

handle: 1887/71608

Description of 11 new Astiella (Spermacoceae, Rubiaceae) species endemic to Madagascar

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Astiella is an herbaceous genus endemic to Madagascar, originally described with a single species A. delicatula Jovet. Molecular and morphological evidence place it in the tribe Spermacoceae s. lat. of Rubiaceae. During herbarium studies and fieldwork in Madagascar, 11 new Astiella species were identified and these are described here: A. antongilensis Groeninckx sp. nov., A. antsalovansis Groeninckx sp. nov., A. confusa Groeninckx sp. nov., A. deblockiae Groeninckx sp. nov., A. desseinii Groeninckx sp. nov., A. homolleae Groeninckx sp. nov., A. latifolia Groeninckx sp. nov., A. longifimbria Groeninckx sp. nov., A. perrieri Groeninckx sp. nov., A. pulla Groeninckx sp. nov., and A. tsaratanensis Groeninckx sp. nov. The genus Astiella now holds 12 species in total that are all endemic to Madagascar.

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Spermacoceae s. lat., CONSERVATION, 590, Rubiaceae, Magnoliopsida, Madagascar, TOOL, Plantae, 3104 Evolutionary biology, Taxonomy, Astiella, Science & Technology, Plant Sciences, POLLEN, 3103 Ecology, Botany, Biodiversity, Tracheophyta, QL1-991, endemism, QK1-989, ddc:590, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Entomology, Zoology, Spermacoceae s. lat, Gentianales

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