Three new species of Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae, Acalyphoideae) from Tanzania and Angola and their conservation status

We describe Acalypha brevipetiolata and A. bracteolata from Tanzania, and A. linearis from Angola, as species new to science. We provide illustrations, distribution maps, and preliminary conservation assessments. We discuss their significance in the context of both countries and within the framework...

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Autores: Montero Muñoz, Iris, Cardiel Sanz, José María, Villaescusa González, Lucía, Muñoz Rodríguez, Pablo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/130277
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/130277
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:582.767.2
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Botánica (Biología)
Ecología (Biología)
2417 Biología Vegetal (Botánica)
2417.20 Taxonomía Vegetal
2505.01-1 Biogeografía Botánica
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Sumario:We describe Acalypha brevipetiolata and A. bracteolata from Tanzania, and A. linearis from Angola, as species new to science. We provide illustrations, distribution maps, and preliminary conservation assessments. We discuss their significance in the context of both countries and within the framework of an ongoing taxonomic monograph of the genus in Africa. These are the first new Acalypha species described in Africa in nearly two decades, in Tanzania in five decades, and in Angola in over a century.