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NEW SPECIES IN OLD WORLD BOEHMERIA (URTICACEAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2010

C. M. Wilmot-Dear ,
I. Friis  and
Z. Thomas
C. M. Wilmot-Dear
Affiliation:
The Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, England, UK.
I. Friis
Affiliation:
Botanical Garden and Museum, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Gothersgade 130, 1123 Copenhagen K, Denmark.
Z. Thomas
Affiliation:
Finchley, London; visiting the Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, as a Nuffield Bursary Student.
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Abstract

Four new species of Boehmeria (Urticaceae) are described and named: Boehmeria listeri Friis & Wilmot-Dear and B. manipurensis Friis & Wilmot-Dear from the eastern part of the Himalayas, B. leptostachya Friis & Wilmot-Dear from southern China (Yunnan), Thailand and northern Sumatra, and B. subintegra Friis & Wilmot-Dear from Papua New Guinea. The species are illustrated and mapped and their habitat ranges are described, and conservation assessments have been produced for all.

Keywords

BoehmeriaBoehmeria leptostachyaBoehmeria listeriBoehmeria manipurensisBoehmeria subintegraChinadescriptionHimalayasNew GuineaspeciesSumatrataxonomyThailandUrticaceae
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 67 , Issue 3 , November 2010 , pp. 431 - 450
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 2010

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