Neocussonia bracteolifera (Frodin) Lowry, G.M. Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin, 2017

Lowry Ii, Porter P., Plunkett, Gregory M., Gostel, Morgan R. & Frodin, David G., 2017, A synopsis of the Afro-Malagasy species previously included in Schefflera (Araliaceae): resurrection of the genera Astropanax and Neocussonia, Candollea 72 (2), pp. 265-282 : 276

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15553/c2017v722a4
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scientific name	Neocussonia bracteolifera (Frodin) Lowry, G.M. Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin
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B2. Neocussonia bracteolifera (Frodin) Lowry, G.M. Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin View in CoL , comb. nov.

÷ Cussonia capuroniana var. bracteolata Bernardi View in CoL in Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. 76: 362. 1966. ÷ Schefflera capuroniana var. bracteolata (Bernardi) Bernardi View in CoL in Candollea 24: 108. 1969. ÷ Schefflera bracteolifera Frodin View in CoL in Frodin & Govaerts, World Checklist Bibliog. Araliaceae View in CoL : 328. 2004.

Typus: M ADAGASCAR. Prov. Antsiranana: Tsaratanana , 2500-2700 m, X.1912, bud, Perrier de la Bâthie 6881 (holo-: P [ P00442775 ]!) .

Habitat and distribution. – Neocussonia bracteolifera is known from humid forest at only two sites, the Tsaratanana massif in northern Madagascar, where it occurs between c. 2,300 and 2,600 m elevation, and Anjialavahely, some 50 km to the ESE, where it was collected at about 1,550 m (MADA- GASCAR CATALOGUE, 2017).

Notes. – FRODIN & GOVAERTS (2004) opted to publish Schefflera bracteolifera as a new name at the rank of species for the taxon originally described as Cussonia capuroniana var. bracteolata rather than making a new combination by elevating the varietal name to the rank of species.