Kalanchoe montana Compton was regarded as a subspecies of Kalanchoe luciae Raym.-Hamet, as K. luciae subsp. montana (Compton) Toelken, in the Flora of Southern Africa treatment of the family Crassulaceae. We here reinstate K. montana Compton at species rank. Descriptions are provided for K. luciae and K. montana, and characters distinguishing them noted and illustrated. Geographical distribution maps are provided for both species in southern Africa. A lectotype is designated for K. montana.
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1 December 2016
Reinstatement of Kalanchoe montana Compton (Crassulaceae), a Distinctive Species from the Barberton Center of Endemism, Eastern Southern Africa
Gideon F. Smith,
Neil R. Crouch,
Estrela Figueiredo
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Haseltonia
Vol. 2016 • No. 22
December 2016
Vol. 2016 • No. 22
December 2016
Crassulaceae
K. luciae subsp. montana (Compton) Toelken
Kalanchoe luciae Raym.-Hamet
Kalanchoe montana Compton
reinstate
southern Africa
taxonomy