Three New Species of Solanum from Kenya: Using Herbarium Specimens to Document Environmental Change

Autor:	Maria S. Vorontsova, Patrick Muthoka, Maarten J. M. Christenhusz, Paul Kirika
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Kenya biology Environmental change Ecology Introduced species Plant Science biology.organism_classification Floristics Habitat destruction Herbarium Genetics Taxonomy (biology) Solanum Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
Zdroj:	Systematic Botany. 35:894-906
ISSN:	1548-2324 0363-6445
DOI:	10.1600/036364410x539943
Popis:	Herbarium specimens are an underutilized information resource on historic vegetation patterns. We record habitat loss and present evidence that visits to specimen collecting localities can document environmental change. The taxonomic study of Solanum in Africa continues to be plagued by confusion and ignorance. Despite the almost universal occurrence of Solanum in the flora of Kenya, there continues to be a significant gap in floristic knowledge of this important genus. As a result of studies of herbarium collections and visits to collection localities across Kenya, we have identified three new species and compiled a list of native species of spiny Solanum. We describe Solanum polhillii from the Acacia-Commiphora savanna, Solanum phoxocarpum from the Kenyan highlands, and Solanum malindiense from the coastal vegetation.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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