Erythroxylum P.Browne

Bidault, Ehoarn, Traclet, Sébastien & Pignal, Marc, 2022, Novelties in Erythroxylum P. Browne (Erythroxylaceae) from the Comoros Archipelago: two new, range-restricted and threatened species, and notes on the Mount Choungi biogeographical singularity, Adansonia (3) 44 (21), pp. 215-228 : 219

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5252/adansonia2022v44a21

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7051485

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FD87EA-D17C-FFDA-FC23-F93FAC48F9AC

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scientific name

Erythroxylum P.Browne
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Genus Erythroxylum P.Browne View in CoL View at ENA

KEY TO THE SPECIES OF ERYTHROXYLUM P.BROWNE View in CoL IN THE COMOROS ISLANDS

1. Leaves widely obovate, the apex usually emarginate and mucronulate .............................. E. platyclados Bojer View in CoL

— Leaves ovate to elliptic, rarely obovate, the apex usually apiculate or acute, never emarginate ...................... 2

2. Leaf base cordate ......................................................... E. choungiense E.Bidault, Traclet & M.Pignal View in CoL , sp. nov.

— Leaf base cuneate or attenuate, never cordate .............................................................................................. 3

3. Stipules very small (0.5-1 mm long); leaf apex sometimes obtuse, often broadly and shortly cuspidate, very rarely distinctly acuminate, always retuse; inflorescences borne on axillary stalks 3-7 mm long; usually occurring in dry, coastal areas .................................................................................................................. E. lanceum Bojer View in CoL

— Stipules larger (1-3 mm long); leaf apex distinctly and narrowly acuminate, sometimes retuse; inflorescences sessile or subsessile; occurring in humid, forested areas ................................................................................ 4

4. Trees to 10-12 m tall; stipules early caducous (usually only visible in the 1 or 2 apical leaves), c. 3 mm long; inflorescences in groups of 3 or 4, usually 4-5-flowered .......................................................... E. elegans Baill. View in CoL

— Shrubs 1-4 m tall; stipules caducous (visible at least on the youngest portions of the stem), shorter (1-2 mm); inflorescences usually solitary, sometimes in groups of 2, 1-6-flowered ........................................................ 5

5. Leaves 2-6 × 1-2.5 cm; acumen ¼ to ⅓ of the total leaf length, apex minutely retuse; inflorescences 1-2(-3)-flowered, cataphylls rarely with nectary glands ...................................................... E. corymbosum Boivin ex Baill. View in CoL

— Leaves 4-10 × 1.5-3.5 cm); acumen 1/6 to 1/5 of the total leaf length, apex rounded; inflorescences 3-6-flowered, cataphylls often bearing a nectary gland ......................................... E. labatii E.Bidault & M.Pignal View in CoL , sp. nov.

CLÉ DES ESPÈCES D’ ERYTHROXYLUM P.BROWNE AUX COMORES

1. Feuilles largement obovées, généralement émarginées et mucronées à l’apex ..................... E. platyclados Bojer View in CoL

— Feuilles ovales à elliptiques, rarement obovées, généralement apiculées ou aiguës à l’apex, jamais émarginées ...... 2

2. Base de la feuille cordée ............................................... E. choungiense E.Bidault, Traclet & M.Pignal View in CoL , sp. nov.

— Base de la feuille cunée ou atténuée, jamais cordée ...................................................................................... 3

3. Stipules très petites (0,5- 1 mm de long); apex des feuilles parfois obtus, souvent largement et brièvement cuspidé, très rarement nettement acuminé, toujours rétus; inflorescences axillaires portées par des pédoncules de 3 - 7 mm de long; généralement en zones côtières sèches .................................................... E. lanceum Bojer View in CoL

— Stipules plus grandes (1-3 mm de long); feuilles distinctement et finement acuminées, rétuses ou non; inflorescences sessiles ou subsessiles; en zones humides et boisées ....................................................................... 4

4. Arbre jusqu’à 10-12 m de haut; stipules précocement caduques (souvent seulement visibles aux 1-2 feuilles apicales), env. 3 mm de long; inflorescences en groupes de 3-4, généralement de 4-5 fleurs ............ E. elegans Baill. View in CoL

— Arbuste de 1-4 m de haut; stipules moins précocement caduques (visibles sur toute la portion jeune de la tige), plus courtes (1-2 mm de long); inflorescences généralement solitaires, parfois groupées par 2, portant 1-6 fleurs ........................................................................................................................................................... 5

5. Feuilles 2-6 × 1-2,5 cm; acumen entre ¼ et ⅓ de la longueur du limbe, échancré au sommet; inflorescences de 1-2(-3)-fleurs, cataphylles rarement à glande nectarifère ............................. E. corymbosum Boivin ex Baill. View in CoL

— Feuilles plus grandes (4-10 × 1,5-3,5 cm); acumen entre 1/6 et 1/5 de la longueur du limbe, non échancré au sommet; inflorescences à 3-6 fleurs, cataphylles souvent à glande nectarifère ................................................. ........................................................................................................ E. labatii E.Bidault & M.Pignal View in CoL , sp. nov.

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