Summary
Warneckea ngutiensis R. D. Stone sp. nov. (Melastomataceae-Olisbeoideae) is described from near Nguti in SW Region, Cameroon. Unique in section Strychnoides in having only a vestigial staminal oil gland, this rainforest shrub is Critically Endangered due to an oil palm plantation project.
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The authors are grateful to the National Herbarium of Cameroon-IRAD-MINRESI for permission to collect specimens in Cameroon, to WCS Cameroon for accommodation in the Banyang Mbo Research Station, and to Earthwatch Europe for supporting the survey by sponsoring costs of the participants. The Darwin Initiative also supported elements of this survey. Janis Shillito typed the manuscript. Two anonymous reviewers are thanked for comments on an earlier version of the manuscript.
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Stone, R.D., Cheek, M. A revised key to the Warneckea species of Cameroon, and description of Warneckea ngutiensis (Melastomataceae-Olisbeoideae), a new Critically Endangered rainforest shrub. Kew Bull 73, 12 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-018-9739-4
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