Melicope balgooyi Appelhans, W.L. Wagner & K.R. Wood, a new species and new record in Melicope section Melicope (Rutaceae) for the Austral Islands

Autor: Marc Appelhans, Warren Wagner, Kenneth Wood
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: PhytoKeys, Vol 39, Iss 0, Pp 77-86 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1314-2011
1314-2003
DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.39.7691
Popis: Melicope balgooyi, a new species of Melicope (Rutaceae) is described. It is known only from the Austral Islands in the South Pacific (French Polynesia). However, it is not closely related to the other two species previously known from the Austral Islands, which are part of Melicope section Vitiflorae. The new species belongs to Melicope section Melicope and is most closely related to species from New Zealand, the Kermadec Islands, and the Society Islands. The new species has alternate to sub-opposite leaves, which is a very rare arrangement in Melicope and has only been described for two other species of the genus so far.
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