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NOMENCLATURAL TRANSFERS IN EAST MALESIAN MYRSINE (MYRSINACEAE), AND THE DESCRIPTION OF M. WARRAE, A DISTINCTIVE NEW SPECIES FROM ULTRABASIC ENVIRONMENTS IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2009

W. Takeuchi  and
J. Pipoly
W. Takeuchi
Affiliation:
Arnold Arboretum and the Harvard University Herbaria, c/o PNG National Forest Authority, PNG Forest Research Institute, PO Box 314, Lae, Morobe Province 411, Papua New Guinea. E-mail: wtakeuchi@global.net.pg
J. Pipoly
Affiliation:
UF/IFAS Broward County Extension Education, Parks and Recreation Division, 3245 College Avenue, Davie, FL 33314-7719, USA. E-mail: jpipoly@broward.org
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Abstract

Recent studies in the palaeotropics indicate that Rapanea cannot be maintained as a separate genus from Myrsine (Myrsinaceae). Based on the latest evidence from comparative morphology, Papuasian Rapanea are thus transferred to Myrsine. The nomenclatural adjustment provides a foundation for future additions to the enlarged genus, previously represented by only three of the required binomials.

After the establishment of a complete set of Myrsine names for eastern Malesia, M. warrae W.N.Takeuchi & Pipoly is added to the redefined conspectus. The new plant is distinguished by large leaves, rostrate fruits, and an apparent restriction to ultrabasic substrates.

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MyrsinaceaeMyrsineNew GuineaRapaneaultrabasics
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 66 , Issue 3 , November 2009 , pp. 459 - 467
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 2009

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