The new species Cassipourea korupensis Kenfack & Sainge (Rhizophoraceae) from western Cameroon is described and illustrated, and its conservation status discussed. Unlike other species of subgenus Lasiosepalum Alston, in which it is provisionally placed, the new species has a distinctive glabrous ovary and a cupuliform calyx.
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25 April 2006
A New Species of Cassipourea (Rhizophoraceae) from Western Cameroon
David Kenfack,
Moses N. Sainge,
Duncan W. Thomas
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Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature
Vol. 16 • No. 1
April 2006
Vol. 16 • No. 1
April 2006
Cassipourea
Korup Forest Dynamics Plot
Korup National Park
Rhizophoraceae
southwest Cameroon