Eugenia sapoensis Jongkind from Liberia and Eugenia breteleri Jongkind from Gabon, two new forest species (Myrtales: Myrtaceae)
Two new forest species, <em>Eugenia sapoensis</em> sp. nov. and <em>Eugenia breteleri</em> sp. nov., from Liberia and Gabon respectively, are described and illustrated here. Both are shrubs with comparatively large red fruits. They resemble each other, but <em>E. bretel...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Consortium of European Natural History Museums
2015-02-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Taxonomy |
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| Online Access: | http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/235 |
| Summary: | Two new forest species, <em>Eugenia sapoensis</em> sp. nov. and <em>Eugenia breteleri</em> sp. nov., from Liberia and Gabon respectively, are described and illustrated here. Both are shrubs with comparatively large red fruits. They resemble each other, but <em>E. breteleri</em> differs from <em>E. sapoensis</em> in having twigs with conspicuously peeling bark, 6–8 pairs of main lateral nerves, versus 4–6 pairs, and fruits with a peduncle of 3–5 mm rather than 1– 2 mm long. <em>Eugenia breteleri</em> grows up to 3 m high while <em>E. sapoensis</em> does not grow higher than 1.4 m. |
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| ISSN: | 2118-9773 |