Eugenia sapoensis Jongkind from Liberia and Eugenia breteleri Jongkind from Gabon, two new forest species (Myrtales: Myrtaceae)

Eugenia sapoensis Jongkind from Liberia and Eugenia breteleri Jongkind from Gabon, two new forest species (Myrtales: Myrtaceae)

Two new forest species, <em>Eugenia sapoensis</em> sp. nov. and <em>Eugenia breteleri</em> sp. nov., from Liberia and Gabon respectively, are described and illustrated here. Both are shrubs with comparatively large red fruits. They resemble each other, but <em>E. bretel...

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Main Author: Carel C.H. Jongkind
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2015-02-01
Series:European Journal of Taxonomy
Subjects:
eugenia
Myrtaceae
Africa
Liberia
Gabon
Online Access:http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/235
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spelling doaj-f582ae7e55dc4b958a2043ecaf4163002020-11-25T03:41:23ZengConsortium of European Natural History MuseumsEuropean Journal of Taxonomy2118-97732015-02-01011310.5852/ejt.2015.113116Eugenia sapoensis Jongkind from Liberia and Eugenia breteleri Jongkind from Gabon, two new forest species (Myrtales: Myrtaceae)Carel C.H. Jongkind0Botanic Garden Meise, Nieuwelaan 38, 1860 MeiseTwo new forest species, <em>Eugenia sapoensis</em> sp. nov. and <em>Eugenia breteleri</em> sp. nov., from Liberia and Gabon respectively, are described and illustrated here. Both are shrubs with comparatively large red fruits. They resemble each other, but <em>E. breteleri</em> differs from <em>E. sapoensis</em> in having twigs with conspicuously peeling bark, 6–8 pairs of main lateral nerves, versus 4–6 pairs, and fruits with a peduncle of 3–5 mm rather than 1– 2 mm long. <em>Eugenia breteleri</em> grows up to 3 m high while <em>E. sapoensis</em> does not grow higher than 1.4 m.http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/235eugeniaMyrtaceaeAfricaLiberiaGabon
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Eugenia sapoensis Jongkind from Liberia and Eugenia breteleri Jongkind from Gabon, two new forest species (Myrtales: Myrtaceae)
European Journal of Taxonomy
eugenia
Myrtaceae
Africa
Liberia
Gabon
author_facet Carel C.H. Jongkind
author_sort Carel C.H. Jongkind
title Eugenia sapoensis Jongkind from Liberia and Eugenia breteleri Jongkind from Gabon, two new forest species (Myrtales: Myrtaceae)
title_short Eugenia sapoensis Jongkind from Liberia and Eugenia breteleri Jongkind from Gabon, two new forest species (Myrtales: Myrtaceae)
title_full Eugenia sapoensis Jongkind from Liberia and Eugenia breteleri Jongkind from Gabon, two new forest species (Myrtales: Myrtaceae)
title_fullStr Eugenia sapoensis Jongkind from Liberia and Eugenia breteleri Jongkind from Gabon, two new forest species (Myrtales: Myrtaceae)
title_full_unstemmed Eugenia sapoensis Jongkind from Liberia and Eugenia breteleri Jongkind from Gabon, two new forest species (Myrtales: Myrtaceae)
title_sort eugenia sapoensis jongkind from liberia and eugenia breteleri jongkind from gabon, two new forest species (myrtales: myrtaceae)
publisher Consortium of European Natural History Museums
series European Journal of Taxonomy
issn 2118-9773
publishDate 2015-02-01
description Two new forest species, <em>Eugenia sapoensis</em> sp. nov. and <em>Eugenia breteleri</em> sp. nov., from Liberia and Gabon respectively, are described and illustrated here. Both are shrubs with comparatively large red fruits. They resemble each other, but <em>E. breteleri</em> differs from <em>E. sapoensis</em> in having twigs with conspicuously peeling bark, 6–8 pairs of main lateral nerves, versus 4–6 pairs, and fruits with a peduncle of 3–5 mm rather than 1– 2 mm long. <em>Eugenia breteleri</em> grows up to 3 m high while <em>E. sapoensis</em> does not grow higher than 1.4 m.
topic eugenia
Myrtaceae
Africa
Liberia
Gabon
url http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/235
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