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In memoriam : Paul Bamps (1932–2019)
Published 2020-03-01“…In memoriam: Paul Bamps (1932–2019)Paul Bamps (1932–2019), former head of the Vascular Plants Department at the National Botanic Garden of Belgium, passed away last year at the age of 87. …”
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Novitates Gabonenses 88: additions to the flora of Gabon and new records of little-known species
Published 2018-11-01“…As a result, 5175 species of vascular plants are now recorded from Gabon, of which 650 are considered endemic. …”
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Novitates Gabonenses 91: additions to the grass flora of Gabon
Published 2019-03-01“…Background – The number of vascular plant species known to occur in Gabon rises quickly due to renewed collecting and inventory activities, often in little-known or previously uncollected areas.Methods – Herbarium material from BR, BRLU and WAG was studied.Results – Two genera (Alloteropsis, Entolasia), eleven species and one variety of grasses are recorded from Gabon for the first time (Alloteropsis paniculata, Cenchrus echinatus, Elionurus platypus, Entolasia olivacea, Eragrostis patens, Hyparrhenia diplandra var. mutica, Leersia triandra, Loudetia annua, Oryza longistaminata, Rottboellia purpurascens, Sacciolepis africana and Setaria geminata), while information on two erroneous species reports is provided. …”
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Mine versus Wild: a plant conservation checklist of the rich Iron-Ore Ngovayang Massif Area (South Cameroon)
Published 2019-03-01“…We used rarefaction methods to explore sampling and diversity patterns, and investigated the altitudinal distribution of rare and/or threatened taxa.Key results – The NMA, which houses about 1500 vascular plant taxa, is the richest documented area for Rubiaceae in Atlantic Central Africa (ACA) and the fifth for Orchidaceae, with respectively 281 and 111 taxa. …”
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