Six new species of coffee (Coffea) from northern Madagascar

Aaron P Davis,Franck Rakotonasolo

doi:10.1007/s12225-021-09952-5

Aaron P Davis, Franck Rakotonasolo

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-021-09952-5

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Abstract

SummarySix new species of Coffea are described as new to science: Coffea callmanderi, C. darainensis, C. kalobinonensis, C. microdubardii, C. pustulata and C. rupicola. All six species are endemic to northern Madagascar; four species are narrowly endemic to specific forest areas. Associated information, including distribution maps, conservation assessments, phenology and taxonomic notes are provided, and two species are illustrated with line drawings.

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Madagascar is home to 59 species of Coffea L. (Davis et al 2006; Davis & Rakotonasolo 2008; Davis et al 2010), which is nearly half of the 124 known to exist in the world (Davis et al 2019)
Despite the bewildering diversity already enumerated for Madagascan Coffea, examination of field collections from the above-mentioned fieldwork and further field study in northern Madagascar revealed that it was necessary to describe six new species of Coffea: C. callmanderi A.P.Davis & Rakotonas., C. darainensis A.P.Davis & Rakotonas., C. kalobinonensis A.P.Davis & Rakotonas., C. microdubardii A.P.Davis & Rakotonas., C. pustulata A.P.Davis & Rakotonas., and C. rupicola A
Associated information, including distribution maps and provisional conservation assessments are provided, and two species are illustrated with line drawings

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Introduction

Madagascar is home to 59 species of Coffea L. (Davis et al 2006; Davis & Rakotonasolo 2008; Davis et al 2010), which is nearly half of the 124 known to exist in the world (Davis et al 2019). Madagascar is home to 59 species of Coffea L. Despite the bewildering diversity already enumerated for Madagascan Coffea, examination of field collections from the above-mentioned fieldwork and further field study in northern Madagascar revealed that it was necessary to describe six new species of Coffea: C. callmanderi A.P.Davis & Rakotonas., C. darainensis A.P.Davis & Rakotonas., C. kalobinonensis A.P.Davis & Rakotonas., C. microdubardii A.P.Davis & Rakotonas., C. pustulata A.P.Davis & Rakotonas., and C. rupicola A. Associated information, including distribution maps and provisional conservation assessments are provided, and two species are illustrated with line drawings. These new species join others that have been recently described on the basis of the material collected from the mountainous regions of northern

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