A new species of Rhaptopetalum (Lecythidaceae) from south-western Gabon

David Kenfack; Diosdado Ekomo Nguema

doi:10.3897/phytokeys.128.34640

A new species of Rhaptopetalum (Lecythidaceae) from south-western Gabon

PhytoKeys. 2019 Jul 23:128:39-46. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.128.34640. eCollection 2019.

Authors

David Kenfack^{1

2}, Diosdado Ekomo Nguema³

Affiliations

¹ Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO), Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado Postal 0843-03092, Panamá, República de Panamá Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Panamá Panama.
² Physical address: Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History - MRC 166, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, USA National Museum of Natural History Washington United States of America.
³ Gabon Biodiversity Program, Centre for Conservation and Sustainability, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, BP 48, Gamba, Gabon Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Gamba Gabon.

Abstract

Rhaptopetalumrabiense Kenfack & Nguema, sp. nov. from the Rabi forest in south-western Gabon is described, illustrated and assigned a provisional conservation status of "Critically Endangered". An identification key to the five Gabonese species of Rhaptopetalum is also provided.

Keywords: ForestGEO; Gabon; IUCN Red List; Rabi; new species; permanent plot; rainforest; taxonomy.