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A new species of Capparis (Capparaceae) from ultramafic substrata in New Caledonia

Silvio Fici

subject

0106 biological sciencesCapparisSettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaCapparaceaePlant ScienceBiologybiology.organism_classification010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesSepalUltramafic rockBotanyConservation statusPetalCapparis sect. Busbeckea ecology North ProvinceEudicotsEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsGynophore010606 plant biology & botany

description

A new species of Capparis, C. parvifolia, is described and illustrated from New Caledonia, where it is known from a few localities on Mont Kaala on ultramafic substrata. The new species is characterized by the relatively small, linear leaf-blade and by the small size of the sepals, petals, stamens, gynophore and fruit. Its affinities with related taxa are discussed and its conservation status assessed.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2017-07-25Phytotaxa
https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.314.2.11