Neocussonia vantsilana (Baker) 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 : 280

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15553/c2017v722a4
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scientific name	Neocussonia vantsilana (Baker) Lowry, G.M. Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin
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B15. Neocussonia vantsilana (Baker) Lowry, G.M. Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin View in CoL , comb. nov. ( Fig. 2B View Fig ).

÷ Cussonia vantsilana Baker View in CoL in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 156. 1883. ÷ Schefflera vantsilana (Baker) Bernardi View in CoL in Candollea 24: 117. 1969.

Lectotypus (first step designated by BERNARDI, 1969: 133; second step designated here): MADAGASCAR: sine loc., Baron 1016 ( K [ K00350559 ]!; isolecto-: P [ P00442789 , P00442790 ]!) . Syntypi: MADAGASCAR: sine loc., Bojer s.n. ( K!); sine loc., Parker s.n. ( K!) .

Habitat and distribution. – Neocussonia vantsilana is fairly widespread in Madagascar, where it occurs in mid-elevation humid forests (c. 1,000-1,700 m) from Anjialavabe near Andapa in the north to Sahalava forest near Kalambatritra reserve in the south ( MADAGASCAR CATALOGUE, 2017) .

Notes. – In the protologue, BAKER (1883) cited three collections (Baron 1016, Bojer s.n., and Parker s.n.), the first of which was designated as the lectotype by BERNARDI (1969), without, however, indicating an herbarium. We have selected the specimen at K, which was available to Baker, as the lectotype .