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Title
Novitates Gabonenses 91: additions to the grass flora of Gabon
Author(s)
Sosef, M. S. M.;Bidault, E.;Boupoya, A.;Lachenaud, O.;Stevart, T.
Published
2019
Publisher
Plant Ecology and Evolution
Published Version DOI
https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2019.1559
Abstract
Background - The number of vascular plant species known to occur in Gabon rises quickly due to renewed collecting and inventory activities, often in little-known or previously uncollected areas. Methods - Herbarium material from BR, BRLU and WAG was studied. Results - Two genera (Alloteropsis, Entolasia), eleven species and one variety of grasses are recorded from Gabon for the first time (Alloteropsis paniculata, Cenchrus echinatus, Elionurus platypus, Entolasia olivacea, Eragrostis patens, Hyarrhenia diplandra var. mutica, Leersia triandra, Loudetia annua, Oryza longistaminata, Rottboellia purpurascens, Sacciolepis africana and Setaria geminata), while information on two erroneous species reports is provided. This brings the total number of grass species known to occur in Gabon to 190. Finally, new records of four rare species (Elionurus lien sit, Guaduella macrostachys, Paratheria prostrata and Puelia schumanniana) are discussed.
Keywords
Botany;Central Africa;Gabon;Gramineae;inventory;Poaceae;taxonomy;taxonomic novelties;Plant Sciences
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