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Review of the genus Xenoscapa (Iridaceae: Crocoideae), including X. grandiflora, a new species from southern Namibia
Bothalia | Vol 41, No 2 | a59 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v41i2.59
| © 2011 Copyright Status: Not provided. Contact Holding Institution to verify copyright status. Rights Holder: South African National Biodiversity Institute
Submitted: 13 December 2011 | Published: 17 December 2011
Submitted: 13 December 2011 | Published: 17 December 2011
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J. C. Manning, Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaP. Goldblatt, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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The small genus Xenoscapa (Goldblatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, endemic to the southern African winter rainfall region, is reviewed. The new species X. grandiflora is described from the deeply dissected southern part of the Huib Hoch Plateau in southern Namibia. It differs from the two known species in the genus in its significantly larger, pale lilac flowers. Full descriptions and accounts of all three known species are provided, with distribution maps and illustrations.
Keywords
Iridaceae; New Species; Southern Africa; Taxonomy; Xenoscapa (Goldblatt) Goldblatt; J C Manning
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