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Cassytha ( Lauraceae ) in Africa and the description of a new species from Gabon

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Cassytha is a (hemi)parasitic genus of Lauraceae with its main diversity in Australia. To characterise a new species from Gabon, we studied and revised the African species of this genus. Previously 3 or 4 taxa were recognised to occur in Africa, in this study we recognise 5 species; next to our new species we resurrect Cassytha schliebenii to species level. The new species, Cassytha graminicola , is parasitising on monocotyledons, especially grasses, and is likely the first recorded annual among the Lauraceae . Cassytha paradoxae from the New World also seems to use monocotyledons as host, and should be recognised as a valid species.

Source: Blumea - Biodiversity Evolution and Biogeography of Plants

DOI: 10.3767/blumea.2024.69.03.01

Authors: J.J. Wieringa, E.L.A.N. Simons

Institution: Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Language: English

Topic: Plant Diversity and Evolution

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Alberta Mennega Stichting

OpenAlex ID: W4404062941

FWCI: 0.38

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