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SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
Volume 123, Issue -, Pages 20-22Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2019.02.002
Keywords
Africa; Cape floristic region; Taxonomy
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- Swiss National Science Foundation [PA00P3_129140]
- Velux Stiftung [679]
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [PA00P3_129140] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
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Sebaea solaris (Gentianaceae) is here described as a new species from the Overberg region, Western Cape, South Africa. This new species is at first glance very distinct from all others in the genus mainly due to its relative large yellow flowers of c. 2.5 cm diameter with oblanceolate to obdeltoid erose corolla lobes. The petal ornamentation with several orange lines indicating the flower centre (versus two lines per petal for a few other Sebaea species) and a conspicuous undulated calyx wing are also unique in the genus. Furthermore, the position of large secondary stigmas above the middle of the style (versus at the base of the style for its morphologically closest relative: S. exacoides) possibly indicates differences in pollination strategies. (C) 2019 SAAB. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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