Rhaphiostylis elegans Engl., 1909

Jongkind, Carel C. H., 2015, Rhaphiostylis minima Jongkind (Icacinaceae), a new liana species from Ivory Coast & Liberia, European Journal of Taxonomy 138, pp. 1-8 : 6-7

Rhaphiostylis elegans Engl.

( Fig. 1 A–C)

Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 43: 184 ( Engler 1909).

– Type: Cameroon, Bipindi, fr., Jan. 1908, Zenker 3615 (holo-: B destroyed; lecto-: MO [MO- 260675] designated here).

Additional material examined

CAMEROON. Between Kienke river and km 7 on Kribi-Ebolowa road, fr., 17 Oct. 1969, Bos 5535 ( BR, K, P, WAG); 7.5 km from Kribi, few km N. of Ebolowa road, fl. buds, 24 Aug. 1970, Bos &

Breteler 7257 ( BR, K, P, WAG); Bidou, Nkol Mbouda on “Mont d’Elephant”, fl., 16 Oct. 2001, Tchouto Mbatchou & Elad 3310 ( WAG).

Remarks

Specimens of Rhaphiostylis elegans key out as R. preussii with the Flore du Gabon ( Villiers 1973a) and Flore du Cameroun ( Villiers 1973b). According to notes in the WAG herbarium there should be a duplicate specimen of the type in Kew but I could not find it.

Figures

Fig. 1. A–C. Rhaphiostylis elegans Engl. A. Flower B. Flower without petals and stamens. C. Leaf. D–G. Rhaphiostylis minima sp. nov. D. Branch with flowers. E. Flower. F. Flower without petals and stamens. G. Leaf. H–M. Rhaphiostylis preussii Engl. H. Flower. I. Flower without petals and stamens. J. Leaf. K. Flower. L. Flower without petals and stamens. M. Leaf. All flowers are on the same scale (scale bar with B) and all single leaves too (scale bar with G). A–C from Tchouto & Elad 3310 (WAG), D–G from W.de Wilde 1061 (WAG), H–J from Beentje 1353 B from Ivory Coast (WAG), K–M from Breteler 14204 from Gabon (WAG). Drawn by Hans de Vries.