Summary
A new species of Triuridaceae, Kihansia jengiensis Sainge & Kenfack is described from the semi-deciduous forest of Southeastern Cameroon. The new species is illustrated and a key to the identification of the two species in the genus provided. The species constitutes the first record of the genus in central Africa and its conservation status is assessed as Critically Endangered.
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Kihansia jengiensis was discovered within the framework of a forest monitoring partnership established between the Center for Tropical Forest Science (CTFS) of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, WWF Central Africa Regional Program (WWF-CARPO) and Green valley Inc., Groupe Decalvenaere Timber Company funded by the Central African Regional Program for Environment (CARPE). We are grateful to the leaders of this partnership, Drs Duncan W. Thomas, George B. Chuyong, Leonard Usongo, Nzooh Zacharie and Guy Decolvanaere for their help during fieldwork. We also thank the field staff who were part of the expedition, in particular Peter Mambo and Dieudonne Mballa. We are grateful to Dr Thassilo Franke for the first diagnosis of this species and the draft illustration.
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Sainge, M.N., Kenfack, D. Kihansia jengiensis, a new species of Triuridaceae from southeastern Cameroon. Kew Bull 70, 7 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-015-9558-9
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