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A new name for an African Aspilia (Compositae: Heliantheae: Ecliptinae)

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SummaryWork towards the Compositae for a checklist of the flowering plants of Guinea has shown that Melanthera elegans C.D.Adams belongs in Aspilia Thouars. An earlier ‘combination’ in the literature was… Click to show full abstract

SummaryWork towards the Compositae for a checklist of the flowering plants of Guinea has shown that Melanthera elegans C.D.Adams belongs in Aspilia Thouars. An earlier ‘combination’ in the literature was not validly published, the authors also unaware of an earlier combination under the name Aspilia elegans. A new name, Aspilia lisowskiana, is provided for the Guinean species.

Keywords: aspilia compositae; compositae heliantheae; new name; name; name african; african aspilia

Journal Title: Kew Bulletin
Year Published: 2019

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