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Barleria sunzuana Brummitt & Seyani

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Barleria sunzuana Brummitt & Seyani

(Brummitt & Seyani 1978: 721–722). – Type: Zambia, Sunzu Mt, Abercorn distr., alt. 2250 m, Apr. 1962, Richards 16369, fl (holo-: K).

Other collections examined – Zambia: Sunzu Hill, Abercorn distr., alt. 1980 m, Apr. 1936, Burtt 6101, fl (K, BM, BR); Sunzu summit, alt. 2065 m, Jun. 1955, Lawton 213, fl (K); Sunzu Mt, alt. 1800 m, Apr. 1961, Richards 15077, fl, fr (K); ibid., alt. 2100 m, Apr. 1962, Richards 16368, fl (K); ibid., alt. 2250 m, Mar. 1966, Richards 21380, fl (K); Saisi Valley, Zambia Govnt Ranch, Mbala distr., alt. 1500 m, May 1968, Richards 23274, fl (K, BR).

Habitat – Rocky slopes, alt. (1500–)1800–(?)2250 m. Endemic to Sunzu Mt. Brummitt (1978), commenting on Richard’s collections, stated that there must be some mistake in the recording of the altitudes as the summit of Sunzu mountain is only 2065 m.

Notes

Published as part of Dominique Champluvier, 2011, New and overlooked Acanthaceae taxa from D. R. Congo, Rwanda and Burundi: (1) the genus Barleria, pp. 82-95 in Plant Ecology and Evolution 144 (1) on page 83, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.2011.388, http://zenodo.org/record/1486150

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Scientific name authorship
Brummitt & Seyani
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Order
Lamiales
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Barleria
Species
sunzuana
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Barleria sunzuana (Balkwill, 1997) sec. Champluvier, 2011

References

  • Brummitt R. K., Seyani J. H. (1978) Two new species of Barleria from tropical Africa. Kew Bulletin 32: 721 - 722. DOI: 10.2307 / 4109765