A new disjunct species of Eriolaena (Malvaceae, Dombeyoideae) from Continental Africa.

ABSTRACT: Eriolaenarulkensii Dorr, sp. nov. is described and illustrated. This attractive shrub is endemic to coastal Mozambique. The new species has apically winged seeds, which place it in a group of Malvaceae (Dombeyoideae) that is found in Asia and Madagascar and which had not previously been found in continental Africa.

SUBMITTER: Dorr LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6234222 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature