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Preparation of a catalogue of the plants of Colombia requires 30 new combinations in Stenostephanus Nees and five in Justicia L. to bring nomenclature up to date. Three new names Justicia littoralis J. R. I. Wood, J. albicans J. R. I. Wood and J. magdalenensis J. R. I. Wood are coined for Jacobinia lindaviana Rusby, Chaetothylax leucantha Leonard and Justicia disparifolia J. R. I. Wood respectively. The genus Pelecostemon Leonard is considered to belong to sect. Chaetothylax (Nees) V. A. W. Graham of Justicia L. Several species of Stenostephanus from Colombia and Venezuela are treated as synonyms of earlier species.
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I would like to express my thanks to the Field Museum (F) and the Smithsonian Institution (US), particularly Dieter Wasshausen, for facilitating the loan of specimens.
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Wood, J.R.I. New names, combinations and synonyms in Justicia and Stenostephanus (Acanthaceae). Kew Bull 64, 49–55 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-008-9093-z
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