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Three new or resurrected species of Leptonychia (Sterculiaceae- Byttneriaceae-Malvaceae) from West-Central Africa

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The name Leptonychia kamerunensis Engl. & K. Krause is resurrected for an understorey tree of submontane forest in the Cameroon Highlands. L. subtomentosa K. Schum. is resurrected for a tree of the hilly semi-deciduous forests around Yaoundé in Central Province, Cameroon. L. moyesiae Cheek, a shrub of lowland coastal evergreen forest of SE Nigeria, SW Province Cameroon and Bioko, is newly described. The taxonomic affinities and conservation status of these three species are assessed.

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Jean-Michel Onana, Head of the National Herbarium of Cameroon (Institute of Research on Agronomy for Development) is thanked for his support in organising and participating in the fieldwork which resulted in the discovery of these species, as are his predecessors Gaston Achoundong and Benoit Satabie. Support for the fieldwork was provided by Earthwatch Europe and the Darwin Initiative of the UK government. Mark Coode kindly translated the diagnosis into Latin with assistance from Melanie Thomas. Daniela Zappi and two anonymous reviewers commented on earlier drafts of this manuscript. Robert Vogt is thanked for providing information on Leptonychia at B. Ralf Becker is thanked for expediting the loan of material from HBG and Penelope Doyle for retyping the ms after the electronic version was stolen.

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  1. Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, UK

    Martin Cheek & Marcella Corcoran

  2. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York, 10458-5126, USA

    Jessica Arcate

  3. Landscaping Design School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

    Han Sook Choung

  4. School of Horticulture, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, UK

    Katrine Herian

  5. Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3DS, UK

    Aline Horwath

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Cheek, M., Arcate, J., Choung, H.S. et al. Three new or resurrected species of Leptonychia (Sterculiaceae- Byttneriaceae-Malvaceae) from West-Central Africa. Kew Bull 68, 579–590 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-013-9469-6

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