Blotiella confusa Jongkind & W. de Winter, sp. nov. (Dennstaedtiaceae), a new species from lowland tropical West Africa, and its distinction from B. reducta (C.Chr) R.M.Tryon

Carel Jongkind; Wim de Winter

doi:10.5252/a2015n1a1

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26 June 2015 Blotiella confusa Jongkind & W. de Winter, sp. nov. (Dennstaedtiaceae), a new species from lowland tropical West Africa, and its distinction from B. reducta (C.Chr) R.M.Tryon

Carel Jongkind, Wim de Winter

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Adansonia, 37(1):7-12 (2015). https://doi.org/10.5252/a2015n1a1

Abstract

Blotiella reducta (C.Chr.) R.M.Tryon was originally described as a small fern from the Guinean Highlands of West Africa, but over time it has become a taxonomically confusing mixture of highland and lowland plants. In this publication we describe a new species, Blotiella confusa Jongkind & W. de Winter, sp. nov. based on most of the lowland material previously identified as B. reducta, and we restrict B. reducta to its original concept. A revised identification key for all African species of the genus is provided.

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Carel Jongkind and Wim de Winter "Blotiella confusa Jongkind & W. de Winter, sp. nov. (Dennstaedtiaceae), a new species from lowland tropical West Africa, and its distinction from B. reducta (C.Chr) R.M.Tryon," Adansonia 37(1), 7-12, (26 June 2015). https://doi.org/10.5252/a2015n1a1

Received: 23 June 2013; Accepted: 1 July 2014; Published: 26 June 2015

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