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30 June 2017 Taxonomic novelties in Apocynaceae subfam. Asclepiadoideae from New Caledonia
Ulrich Meve, Gildas Gâteblé, Sigrid Liede-Schumann
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Marsdenia R.Br. represents the largest group of Asclepiadoideae in New Caledonia. With five new endemic species described here, and one new combination, the number of Marsdenia species increases to 18 for New Caledonia. The new species are all restricted to ultramafic substrates. Marsdenia kaalensis Meve, Gâteblé & Liede, sp. nov. is only known from the Mt. Kaala area in northwestern Grande-Terre, and M. weberlingiana Liede, sp. nov. is restricted to one locality at Hô (Houaïlou). In contrast, the other three species (Marsdenia mackeeorum Meve, Gâteblé & Liede, sp. nov., M. neocaledonica Meve, Gâteblé & Liede, sp. nov. and M. paulforsteri Meve, Gâteblé & Liede, sp. nov.) are fairly widely distributed and locally common. All new species are fully illustrated, and a distribution map is provided. Moreover, the new combination Marsdenia guillauminiana (P.T.Li) Meve, Gâteblé & Liede, comb. nov. (based on Tylophora guillauminiana P.T.Li) is proposed for this rare endemic, originally described as Tylophora micrantha Guillaumin. Tylophora anisotomoides Schltr., syn. nov., instead, is proposed as a new and additional synonym of Vincetoxicum biglandulosum (Endl.) Kunze.

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Ulrich Meve, Gildas Gâteblé, and Sigrid Liede-Schumann "Taxonomic novelties in Apocynaceae subfam. Asclepiadoideae from New Caledonia," Adansonia 39(1), 55-70, (30 June 2017). https://doi.org/10.5252/a2017n1a5
Received: 26 May 2016; Accepted: 1 November 2016; Published: 30 June 2017
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KEYWORDS
Asclepiadeae
combinaison nouvelle
conservation
espèces nouvelles
Flora of New Caledonia
Flore de Nouvelle-Calédonie
Marsdenieae
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