Novelties from the Northern Mountains Complex of Madagascar. III. Two new species of Turraea L. (Meliaceae)

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Martin W. Callmander¹  Peter B. Phillipson¹  Porter P. Lowry II¹ 

关键词: Meliaceae;    Turraea;    Madagascar;    taxonomy;    IUCN Red List;    new species;    Meliaceae;    Turraea;    Madagascar;    taxonomie;    liste rouge UICN;    espèces nouvelles;   

DOI  :  10.5252/a2012n1a11

学科分类：植物学

来源: Museum National d Histoire Naturelle

【 摘 要 】

TwonewspeciesofTurraeaL.aredescribedfromnorthernMadagascar,T.andriamiarisoanaCallm.,Phillipsonamp;Lowry,sp.nov.andT.buerkiiCallm.,Phillipsonamp;Lowry,sp.nov.,bothendemictoaregionboundedbyfourrelativelywell-studiedprotectedareas(Tsaratanana,Manongarivo,MarojejyandAnjanaharibe-Sud).Theregionharborsextensivelowtohighelevationhumidforestthatwasbotanicallyvirtuallyunknownuntilrecently.ThenewspeciesdifferfromeachotherandfromothermembersofthegenusinMadagascarbyleaffeatures,flowercolour,lengthofthestaminalappendices,andtheshapeandthepubescenceoftheovary.Linedrawingsareprovidedforbothofthenewtaxa,alongwithdiscussionsoftheirmorphologicalaffinitiesandpreliminaryriskofextinctionassessments.

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