Two novel species of Sisyranthus (Apocynaceae—Ceropegieae) from South Africa

Khanyisile Shabangu; Stoffel P. Bester; Michelle van der Bank

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.438.1.2

Two novel species of Sisyranthus (Apocynaceae—Ceropegieae) from South Africa

Khanyisile Shabangu, Stoffel P. Bester, Michelle van der Bank

Botany and Plant Biotechnology

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Abstract

Sisyranthus species are cryptic in both their habit and small size of their flowers making them difficult to find in the wild. The genus was last revised in Flora Capensis (1908) and since then, two new species have been described. Currently it comprises 13 recognised species endemic to southern Africa. Many of these are range-restricted and poorly known. In this contribution the genus is further expanded by describing two novel species. Full descriptions, assessment of conservation status, distribution maps and line drawings of the new taxa are presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6-14
Number of pages	9
Journal	Phytotaxa
Volume	438
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.438.1.2
Publication status	Published - 2 Apr 2020

Keywords

Endemic species
Flora of southern Africa Region
KwaZulu-Natal Province
Mpumalanga Province
Sekhukhune Centre of Endemism
Sisyranthus sekhukhuniensis
Sisyranthus vryheidensis

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Plant Science

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