Original Research
Taxonomy of the genus Passerina (Thymelaeaceae)
Submitted: 04 September 2003 | Published: 12 September 2003
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C. L. Bredenkamp, National Botanical Institute, South AfricaA. E. van Wyk, H.G.W.J. Schweickeidt Herbarium. Department of Botany. University of Pretoria, South Africa
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Passerina L. is mainly a southern African genus, comprising 20 species and four subspecies. A few species occur along the Great Escarpment, two extend into Zimbabwe and Mozambique, but most are concentrated in the Cape Floristic Region. Palynological. macromorphological and anatomical evidence was used in the delimitation of the genus and its infrageneric taxa. A cladistic study supports Passerina as a monophyletic genus. A genus treatment, key to species and a full species treatment are given. Each species treatment includes a taxonomic diagnosis, description and notes on taxonomy, etymology, economic value and distribution. Illustrations of representative species are provided and distribution maps are included for each species. P. esterhuyseniae Bredenk. & A.E.van Wyk is newly described. A list of excluded species names highlights the previous cosmopolitan taxonomic interpretation of Passerina. as many names are now in synony my under other genera of the Thymelaeaceae.
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