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The taxonomy, chorology and reproductive biology of southern African Meliaceae and Ptaeroxylaceae
Bothalia | Vol 16, No 2 | a1083 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v16i2.1083
| © 1986 F. White
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 23 October 1986 | Published: 28 October 1986
Submitted: 23 October 1986 | Published: 28 October 1986
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F. White, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South AfricaFull Text:
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Information is provided on the taxonomy, chorology and reproductive biology of 14 indigenous and two introduced species of Meliaceae in southern Africa, and on Ptaeroxylon (Ptaeroxylaceae). Two new taxa are described: Nymanieae F. White, tribus nov. and Turraea strevi F. White & B. T. Styles, sp. nov. Nurmonia (Harms) F. White, comb, et stat. nov.. a new section of Turraea L. is created. The account complements the treatments of these families in the Flora of southern Africa.
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chorology. Meliaceae. Ptaeroxylaceae. reproductive biology; southern Africa, taxonomy
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