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The generic position of Caralluma dodsoniana

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2010

P. V. Bruyns  and
U. Meve
P. V. Bruyns
Affiliation:
Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch 7700, South Africa.
U. Meve
Affiliation:
Institut für Botanik, Westf. Wilhelms-Universität, Schlossgarten 3, D-48149 Münster, Germany.
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Abstract

The generic position of Caralluma dodsoniana Lavranos (Asclepiadaceae) is investigated. It is concluded that a monotypic genus to accommodate it is unnecessary and that it should be incorporated into the genus Pseudolithos P. R. O. Bally as P. dodsonianus (Lavranos) Bruyns & Meve.

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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 52 , Issue 2 , July 1995 , pp. 195 - 203
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 1995

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