2026/03/10 by Carel C. H. Jongkind · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #African Botany and Ecology Studies #Plant Diversity and Evolution #Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae
paper · doi:10.3897/phytokeys.271.188903
openalex publication_date 2026/03/10 · openalex created_date 2026/03/11 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
A new species of Uvaria (Annonaceae) from Liberia, only known from one fruiting collection, is described and illustrated. Uvaria tobliensis sp. nov . differs from all other African Uvaria species by the combination of a relatively small leaf blade (4–6.5 × 1.8–2.8 cm) with a very dense indumentum on the lower surface, and relatively large subglobose monocarps (2.2–2.5 × 1.9–2.1 cm). The conservation status of the new species is assessed as CR following the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. The two subspecies of Uvaria ovata, subsp. ovata and subsp. afzeliana , are treated here as distinct species, U. ovata and U. leonensis , and lectotypes are designated.