Englerodendron libassum (Leguminosae-Detarioideae-Amherstieae), a new Critically Endangered tree species from coastal Liberia
Background and aims – While searching the banks of a lagoon close to Monrovia for known local endemic plant species, an unknown tree species was discovered. Its unijugate leaves allowed to quickly establish that this legume belongs to Englerodendron. This paper formally describes the finding as a ne...
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| author | Carel Jongkind Frans J. Breteler |
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| description | Background and aims – While searching the banks of a lagoon close to Monrovia for known local endemic plant species, an unknown tree species was discovered. Its unijugate leaves allowed to quickly establish that this legume belongs to Englerodendron. This paper formally describes the finding as a new species and assesses its conservation status.Material and methods – The paper is based on data from fieldwork and morphological investigation of available herbarium material.Key results – The novelty named here E. libassum is one more endemic species from the special coastal vegetation on old beach sand. Only five mature trees were found in a relatively well-known area where not much original forest is left. The species is provisionally assessed as Critically Endangered. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c01cd3eb72a44cf0bc336dedb50917952023-11-02T08:29:22ZengMeise Botanic GardenPlant Ecology and Evolution2032-39212020-11-01153348749110.5091/plecevo.2020.174324689Englerodendron libassum (Leguminosae-Detarioideae-Amherstieae), a new Critically Endangered tree species from coastal LiberiaCarel Jongkind0Frans J. Breteler1Meise Botanic Garden, Nieuwelaan 38, B-1860 MeiseAR WageningenBackground and aims – While searching the banks of a lagoon close to Monrovia for known local endemic plant species, an unknown tree species was discovered. Its unijugate leaves allowed to quickly establish that this legume belongs to Englerodendron. This paper formally describes the finding as a new species and assesses its conservation status.Material and methods – The paper is based on data from fieldwork and morphological investigation of available herbarium material.Key results – The novelty named here E. libassum is one more endemic species from the special coastal vegetation on old beach sand. Only five mature trees were found in a relatively well-known area where not much original forest is left. The species is provisionally assessed as Critically Endangered.https://plecevo.eu/article/24689/download/pdf/conservationendemismtropical forestAfrica |
| spellingShingle | Carel Jongkind Frans J. Breteler Englerodendron libassum (Leguminosae-Detarioideae-Amherstieae), a new Critically Endangered tree species from coastal Liberia Plant Ecology and Evolution conservation endemism tropical forest Africa |
| title | Englerodendron libassum (Leguminosae-Detarioideae-Amherstieae), a new Critically Endangered tree species from coastal Liberia |
| title_full | Englerodendron libassum (Leguminosae-Detarioideae-Amherstieae), a new Critically Endangered tree species from coastal Liberia |
| title_fullStr | Englerodendron libassum (Leguminosae-Detarioideae-Amherstieae), a new Critically Endangered tree species from coastal Liberia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Englerodendron libassum (Leguminosae-Detarioideae-Amherstieae), a new Critically Endangered tree species from coastal Liberia |
| title_short | Englerodendron libassum (Leguminosae-Detarioideae-Amherstieae), a new Critically Endangered tree species from coastal Liberia |
| title_sort | englerodendron libassum leguminosae detarioideae amherstieae a new critically endangered tree species from coastal liberia |
| topic | conservation endemism tropical forest Africa |
| url | https://plecevo.eu/article/24689/download/pdf/ |
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