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A new species from South Africa, Andropogon dewetii (Panicoideae: Andropogoneae) was identified, described, illustrated and compared with similar members of the genus. A. dewetii is assessed as “Least Concern (LC)” according to the IUCN categories and criteria.
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Our grateful thanks to Integrated Resource Information Systems (IRIS International), Hennie van den Berg for the providing geographical coordinates and Hester Steyn for creating the distribution map. The South African National Biodiversity Institute is thanked for support. Two anonymous reviewers are thanked for their comments on the manuscript.
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Mashau, A.C., Fish, L. & de Wet, F. Andropogon dewetii (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Andropogoneae), a new species from South Africa. Kew Bull 77, 293–299 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-022-10012-9
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