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Type: Article
Published: 2015-04-10
Page range: 39–50
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Massonia obermeyerae (Asparagaceae, Scilloideae), a new species from South Africa

Institute of Plant Sciences, NAWI Graz, Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Holteigasse 6, A-8010, Graz, Austria dCARN & CIBIO (Instituto Universitario de la Biodiversidad), Universidad de Alicante, P.O. Box 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain.
Selmar Schonland Herbarium, Department of Botany, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140 South Africa
Institute of Plant Sciences, NAWI Graz, Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Holteigasse 6, A-8010, Graz, Austria
P.O. Box 1182, Mount Barker SA 5251, Australia.
dCARN & CIBIO (Instituto Universitario de la Biodiversidad), Universidad de Alicante, P.O. Box 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain.
Weinbergstr. 8, D-01156 Dresden, Germany
Institute of Plant Sciences, NAWI Graz, Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Holteigasse 6, A-8010, Graz, Austria
Flora of Southern Africa Hyacinthaceae Massonieae nomenclature taxonomy typification

Abstract

As part of a taxonomic revision of the genus Massonia, a new species, M. obermeyerae is here described from South Africa. This species is at first sight similar to M. depressa, but it differs in the inflorescence and flower morphology, as well as its distribution. A complete morphological description of the new species and data on biology, habitat, and distribution are presented. Comments on typification of Massonia grandiflora, a name that has been misapplied to M. obermeyerae, are also presented, including the identification of a previously designated lectotype and a newly selected epitype.