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Open Access Content loaded within last 14 days Cassytha (Lauraceae) in Africa and the description of a new species from Gabon

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Cassytha is a (hemi)parasitic genus of Lauraceae with its main diversity in Australia. To characterise a new species from Gabon, we studied and revised the African species of this genus. Previously 3 or 4 taxa were recognised to occur in Africa, in this study we recognise 5 species; next to our new species we resurrect Cassytha schliebenii to species level. The new species, Cassytha graminicola, is parasitising on monocotyledons, especially grasses, and is likely the first recorded annual among the Lauraceae. Cassytha paradoxae from the New World also seems to use monocotyledons as host, and should be recognised as a valid species.

Keywords: CRYPTIC SPECIES; GRAMINICOLA; HEMIPARASITIC; KEY; MAP; TAXONOMY

Document Type: Research Article

Affiliations: Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, P.O. Box 9514, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands

Publication date: November 1, 2024

This article was made available online on November 5, 2024 as a Fast Track article with title: "Cassytha (Lauraceae) in Africa and the description of a new species from Gabon".

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