Monday, August 11, 2014

New article published - A new species of Sematophyllum (Sematophyllaceae) from South Africa and a key to the southern African species of the genus

Authors: Paulo E.A.S. Câmara, Jacques van Rooy

Abstract

During a revision of the Sematophyllaceae for the Flora of Southern Africa project, we found a new species of Sematophyllum. Aquatic with poorly developed alar region, it is one of the biggest of the genus in southern Africa. It is only known from the Afromontane region and is not particularly threatened inasmuch as it occurs in a number of protected areas. Details of its morphological characters are illustrated and the geographical distribution mapped. A key to the species of Sematophyllum in southern Africa is also provided.

Published in  The Bryologist 117(3): 297-300. 2014: Click Here

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