Kinkonia Cheek

Cheek, Martin, Molmou, Denise, Magassouba, Sekou & Ghogue, Jean-Paul, 2022, Taxonomic revision of Saxicolella (Podostemaceae), African waterfall plants highly threatened by Hydro-Electric projects, Kew Bulletin 77 (2), pp. 403-433 : 423

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1007/s12225-022-10019-2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7599395

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BF87BB-FF9B-FFDB-FF6A-66D0F79AFA87

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scientific name

Kinkonia Cheek
status

 

Subgenus 3. Kinkonia Cheek subgen. nov.

Type species: Sapicolella futa Cheek sp. nov.

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Roots radiating from a central point, lacking a central crustose part (or crustose portion minute), narrowly ribbon-like, bifurcating regularly and frequently, shoots only at the sinuses of the bifurcations. Stems highly contracted, inconspicuous. Leaves comprised of concave elliptic base, blade absent or rudimentary, stipules absent.

DISTRIBUTION. Guinea-Conakry, Futa Djalon.

ETYMOLOGY. Named for the Kinkon Falls at Pita, one of the locations for the only known species.

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Podostemaceae

SubGenus

Saxicolella

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