Terminalia carinata Sabatier & J.Engel, sp. nov. (Combretaceae), a new large tree species from the Guiana shield revealed by re-examination of material previously identified as T. guyanensis Eichler

Julien Engel; Daniel Sabatier

doi:10.5252/adansonia2020v42a16

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2 November 2020 Terminalia carinata Sabatier & J.Engel, sp. nov. (Combretaceae), a new large tree species from the Guiana shield revealed by re-examination of material previously identified as T. guyanensis Eichler

Julien Engel, Daniel Sabatier

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Adansonia, 42(16):261-271 (2020). https://doi.org/10.5252/adansonia2020v42a16

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A new species of Terminalia L. (Combretaceae) from the Guiana shield is described as T. carinata Sabatier & J.Engel, sp. nov. based on morphological evidences. This new species was often misidentified as T. guyanensis Eichler from which it differs, as well as from other neotropical Terminalia, by its leaf undersurface palish-gray and slightly pubescent, quite long petioles and fruits with two wings wider than the body that is distinctly keeled on one face and flat on the other. An updated description of T. guyanensis is provided and the conservation status of T. carinata Sabatier & J.Engel, sp. nov. and T. guyanensis is evaluated according to IUCN criteria and a status of Least Concern (LC) is proposed for these two species.

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Julien Engel and Daniel Sabatier "Terminalia carinata Sabatier & J.Engel, sp. nov. (Combretaceae), a new large tree species from the Guiana shield revealed by re-examination of material previously identified as T. guyanensis Eichler," Adansonia 42(16), 261-271, (2 November 2020). https://doi.org/10.5252/adansonia2020v42a16

Received: 10 December 2019; Accepted: 13 May 2020; Published: 2 November 2020

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