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A REVISION OF CHIRITA SECT. LIEBIGIA (GESNERIACEAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 April 2004

O. M. HILLIARD
O. M. HILLIARD
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK
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Abstract

Chirita sect. Liebigia (Gesneriaceae), endemic to Sumatra, Java and Bali, is revised, paying particular attention to inflorescence and anther characters, the latter being illustrated. Whereas a previous worker considered the section to consist of the single species C. asperifolia, the present revision recognizes 12 species. Six are newly described (C. adenonema, C. dissimilis, C. leuserensis, C. praeterita, C. tenuipes and C. tobaënsis), and C. blumei var. cordifolia is given specific rank as C. neoforbesii. Notes on the history and nomenclature of sect. Liebigia are given in an appendix by B.L. Burtt.

Keywords

BaliChiritaGesneriaceaeJavaLiebigiaMalesianew speciesSumatrataxonomy
Type
Research Article
Information
Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 60 , Issue 3 , November 2003 , pp. 361 - 387
Copyright
© 2003, Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

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