Cryptocarya litoralis Van der Werff, 2008

Werff, Henk Van Der, 2008, A new species and new combinations in Cryptocarya from Madagascar, Adansonia (3) 30 (1), pp. 41-46 : 44

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.4601931

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BE7387D8-3148-FFF8-FD33-FE68B5C3ADF2

treatment provided by

Carolina

scientific name

Cryptocarya litoralis Van der Werff
status

nom. nov.

Cryptocarya litoralis Van der Werff View in CoL , nom. nov.

REPLACED SYNONYM. — Agathophyllum acuminatum Willd. ex C.F.W.Meissn. , Prodromus Systematis Naturalis RegniVegetabilis 15 (1): 110 (1864); Ravensara acuminata (Willd. ex C.F.W.Meissn.) Baillon , Adansonia 9: 330 (1878), non C. acuminata Merr. (1906) .

TYPUS. — Madagascar. Du Petit-Thouars s.n. (holo-, B-W 9114; iso-, P).

REMARKS

This species is fairly common in littoral forest and can be recognized by its acuminate leaf apices and the slightly raised reticulation on the upper leaf surface. Often some of the leaves are folded (conduplicate) after drying.

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