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Subdivision of Rhytidocaulon macrolobum(Asclepiadaceae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2010

U. Meve  and
S. Collenette
U. Meve
Affiliation:
Lehrstuhl für Pflanzensystematik, Universität Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany.
S. Collenette
Affiliation:
Greenslade, Meadend Sway, Hampshire SO41 6EH, UK.
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Abstract

Within Rhytidocaulon macrolobum Lavranos, which is a widespread stapeliad in Saudi Arabia and in the Yemen, the subspecies minimum Meve & Collenette is described as new. This taxon is restricted to SW Saudia Arabia; it can be easily recognized by its miniature flowers, which are conspicuously smaller than the diameter of the stems, and by its bright-coloured corona.

Keywords

Flora of Arabianew subspeciesstapeliad
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 56 , Issue 1 , March 1999 , pp. 79 - 84
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 1999

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