Neocussonia weibeliana (Bernardi) Lowry, G.M. Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin, 2017

Lowry Ii, Porter P., Plunkett, Gregory M., Gostel, Morgan R. & Frodin, David G., 2017, A synopsis of the Afro-Malagasy species previously included in Schefflera (Araliaceae): resurrection of the genera Astropanax and Neocussonia, Candollea 72 (2), pp. 265-282 : 280-281

B16. Neocussonia weibeliana (Bernardi) Lowry, G.M. Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin , comb. nov.

÷ Schefflera weibeliana Bernardi in Candollea 24: 111. 1969.

Lectotypus (designated here): Madagascar. Prov. Antsiranana: vallée de la Lokoho, Mt. Beondroka, au N de Marombihy , 1000-1450 m, 17-22.III.1949, y. fr., Humbert 23433 ( P [ P00498716 ]!; isolecto-: G [ G00015601 ]!) .

Habitat and distribution. – Neocussonia weibeliana is known only from the type collection made in humid forest at 1,000- 1,450 m elevation on Mt. Beondroka in Marojejy National Park ( MADAGASCAR CATALOGUE, 2017) .

Notes. – Bernardi based his description of Schefflera weibeliana on two duplicates of the same collection, both of which were deposited at P at the time, one of which was subsequently sent to G. We have chosen the specimen at P as the lectotype as it is the more complete of the two original syntypes.