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The new species Ochna dolicharthros F. M. Crawford & I. Darbysh. (Ochnaceae), at present only known from the Cabo Delgado Province of northern Mozambique, is described and illustrated. Differences to closely related species are discussed and its conservation status is assessed.
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Amongst the participating organisations in the field were the Instituto de Investigação Agrária de Moçambique (IIAM), the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Buffelskloof Herbarium in Lydenburg, South Africa. We thank IIAM for organising the plant collecting permits and Pro-Natura International and the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris for providing funding and support for the expeditions. We thank Juliet Williamson for providing the excellent illustration, and two anonymous reviewers for their comments on an earlier version of the manuscript.
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Crawford, F.M., Darbyshire, I. Ochna dolicharthros (Ochnaceae): a new species from northern Mozambique. Kew Bull 70, 2 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-014-9555-4
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