Abstract
Gaertnera luteocarpa sp. nov., with two subspecies, is described and illustrated. The new species resembles G. spicata K.Schum. but has yellow, not reddish, fruits. With G. cooperi and G. aurea it shares the ruminate endosperm.
Highlights
The Paleotropical genus Gaertnera Lam. comprises 69 species of shrubs and small trees according to the taxonomical revision by Malcomber & Taylor (2009)
Five of these grow in the forests west of Nigeria, G. aurea Malcomber, G. cooperi Hutch. & M.B.Moss, G. liberiensis E.M.A.Petit, G. longivaginalis (Schweinf. ex Hiern) E.M.A.Petit and G. paniculata Benth., with the new species described here this number will be six
Almost 20 years ago I found in Ankasa Forest in south-west Ghana a yellow fruiting Gaertnera shrub
Summary
The Paleotropical genus Gaertnera Lam. comprises 69 species of shrubs and small trees according to the taxonomical revision by Malcomber & Taylor (2009). Almost 20 years ago I found in Ankasa Forest in south-west Ghana a yellow fruiting Gaertnera shrub. I collected another yellow fruiting Gaertnera, in Sapo National Park in Liberia, and realised that the large sweet tasting yellow fruits of both plants (Figs 1–2) were mature and not similar to the fruits of G. cooperi (Fig. 3B) or G. aurea.
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