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A synopsis of Casearia Jacq. (Samydeae – Salicaceae) in West and Central Africa with a description of a new species from Eastern Congo (Kinshasa)

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Sleumer’s (1971) revision of Casearia (formerly Flacourtiaceae, now Salicaceae) is reviewed to correct the specific delimitation, nomenclature and geography of some of the West and Central African species. As a result, Casearia inaequalis Hutch. & Dalz. and C. prismatocarpa Mast. are resurrected, the latter to replace C. calodendron Gilg ex Engl. Casearia michelsonii, from the mountains of East Congo (Kinshasa), is described as new. A revised key to the species of West and Central Africa is presented and their distributions are mapped.

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Index of exsiccatae

  • Only numbered collections are listed. The format of each record is as follows: collector number (species number in this paper, herbarium abbreviations)

  • Adam 3972 (5, P); Aké Assi 12670 (5, G); Ariwosho & Opara 716 (FHI 54738) (5, K, P); Aubréville 89 (5, P), 113 (3, P, WAG), 215 (5, P), 260 (2, P), 515 (5, P), 909 (5, BR, K, P), 1493 (5, K, P), 1649 (5, P), 1796 (5, P); Aylmer 73 (3, K).

  • Baldwin 10430 (5, K); Bamps 378 (2, BR), 736 (2, BR, K), 740 (6, BR), 935 (2, BR), 971 (2, BR); Baronin von Nolde 748 (1, BM); Barter 322 (6, K), 1635 (1, K), 1970 (1, K); Bates 1672 (1, BM, Z), 1765 (1, K), 1823 (1, K, P); Bellefontaine 1 (1, BR); Bequaert 7037 (1, BR); Bidgood et al. 4799 (1, BR); Binuyo FHI 41425 (1, BR, WAG); Bolema 344 (1, BR), 1056 (1, BR, K), 1194 (6, BR, K); Bos 3068 (1, BR, K, UPS, WAG), 3409 (1, BR, K, WAG); 4703 (5, BR, K, WAG), 6510 (1, BR, WAG), 7001 (1, BR, K, UPS, WAG); Bouquet 1836 (1, P), 2187 (5, P, WAG); Bourobou Bourobou 1015 (1, K, WAG), 1017 (5, P, WAG); Boutique 218 (1, BR); Breteler 1148 (1, BR, K, P, WAG), 1243 (1, BR, K, P, WAG), 1567 (1, BR, K, P, WAG), 1824 (1, P, WAG), 2813 (6, BR, K, P, WAG), 9671 (5, WAG), 10423 (1, WAG), 11010 (1, WAG), 11508 (5, WAG), 13106 (1, WAG), 14384 (1, WAG), 14405 (1, WAG); Breyne 2335 (5, BR), 2812 (5, BR).

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  • Carvalho 6299 (1, BR, G); Champluvier 5201 (6, BR, P); Chevalier 5066 (2, P), 5066 bis (2, P), 17221 (5, P), 17257 (5, P); Claessens P21 (6, BR, K), 293 (1, BR), 732 (1,BR); Collart 41 (1, BR); Cooper 408 (5, BM, K); Coûteaux 74 (2, BR).

  • Daramola FHI 5557 (1, K), 57419 (1, K); Dawe 448 (1, K); de Foresta 1437 (1, P); Deighton 3340 (5, BR, K, P); de Koning 2417 (5, WAG); Deru 162 (1, BR), 278 (1, BR); Descoings 9069 (2, P); Detchuvi 775 (1, BR, WAG); Devillé 412 (6, BR); Dewèvre 734 (2, BR); de Wilde, J. J. F. E. 25 (1, WAG), 189 (1, WAG), 552 (1, BR, P, WAG), 7521 (1, BR, K, WAG), 7839 (1, BR, K, P, WAG), 7914 (1, BR, K, P, WAG), 7990 (1, BR, K, WAG), 8028 (1, BR, K, WAG), 8991 (1, BR, K, LBV, P, WAG), 9090 (1, BR, K, P, WAG), 9693 (1, WAG), 9827 (1, WAG), 11225 (5, WAG), 11541 (1, LBV, WAG), 11677 (1, WAG); de Wilde W. J. O. 1881 (6, WAG), 2847 (1, BR, K, WAG), 5582 (1, HBG, K, WAG); Dewulf 660 (1, BR); Dibata 534 (1, WAG); Dinklage 1909 (5, B); Donis 1321 (1, BR), 2109 (1, BR), 2839 (1, BR), 3148 (1, BR); Dowsett-Lemaire 1615 (2, BR), 1785 (6, BR); Dubois 147 (1, BR), 240 (1, BR, K), 670 (1, BR), 900 (1, BR); Dümmer 700 (1, BM, K, Z).

  • Eggeling 4194 (1, K); Eimunjeze & Oguntayo FHI 72557 (1, K); Enti R1153 (5, BR, WAG); Enti & Hall GC35622 (5, K); Espirito Santo 56 (1, BM, BR), 103 (1, BM, BR); Evrard 572 (1, BR), 629 (1, BR), 767 (1, BR), 875 (2, BR), 1418 (2, BR), 1700 (6, BR), 2307 (1, BR), 3126 (1, BR), 3558 (1, BR), 3653 (1, BR, K), 4104 (1, BR, K), 4395 (1, BR), 5068 (1, BR, K), 5344 (1, BR), 5603 (1, BR), 6017 (1, BR, K).

  • Fay 7160 (1, UPS), 8153 (2, BR, WAG); Flamigni 6170 (1, BR), 6168 (1, BR); Fleury in Chevalier 26432 (1, P), 33374 (5, P); Florence 1634 (1, P); Floret & Louis 1637 (1, P).

  • Gérard 634 (1, BR, K), 646 (1, BR, K), 656 (1, BR), 1204 (1, BR, K), 1565 (1, BR), 2135 (1, BR), 2948 (1, BR), 3316 (1, BR), 4423 (1, BR, K); Germain 346 (1, BR), 842 (6, BR), 4273 (6, BR, WAG), 4477 (1, BR, K), 4601 (6, BR, K), 4833 (1, BR), 4838 (1, BR, K); Ghesquière 6622 (6, BR); Gilbert 8151 (6, BR), 8217 (6, BR), 8271 (2, BR), 8441 (2, BR), 8858 (2, BR), 9278 (2, BR), 9887 (6, BR), 10210 (6, BR, K); Gillman 232 (1, K), 337 (1, K), 383 (1, K), 622 (1, K); Gossweiler 7324 (1, BM); Groenendijk 98 (1, WAG); Guillery 1198 SRF (5, P); Gutzwiller 351 (1, Z), 488 (2, BR, K), 1945 (1, BR), 3315 (1, BR), 3725 (1, BR).

  • Haegens & van der Burgt 119 (1, WAG); Hall 2419 (5, K), 3402 (5, K), GC 45751 (5, K); Hallé, F. 1449 (5, BR, P), 4317 (5, WAG); Hallé, N. & Le Thomas 313 (6, P); Harley 1041 (5, K); Harris & Fay 960 (2, WAG); Herman 2082 (6, BR); Hladik 2519 (1, P); Hombert 94 (5, BR).

  • Irvine 2272 (5, K); Issembe 297 (1, P, WAG), 707 (1, WAG).

  • Jacques-Felix 4723 (1, P), 4872 (6, P); Jans 863 (1, BR), 1057 (2, BR); Jansen 2214 (5, WAG), 2224 (5, WAG), 2374 (5, WAG), 2425 (5, BR, WAG); Jongkind 3189 (5, WAG), 5826 (1, WAG).

  • Kennedy 1578 (5, BM), 2044 (1, BM); Klaine 187 (5, P), 279 (5, P), 290 (1, P), 618 (1, K, P), 801 (5, BR, K, P, Z), 906 (1, BR, K, P), 1084 (1, BM, P), 1301 (5, K, P), 1306 (1, P), 1306 bis (1, P), 1528 (1, K, P), 1743 (5, P), 1781 (1, P), 2647 (1, P); Koechlin 5654 (1, WAG).

  • Latilo FHI 34981 (1, P), FHI 47666 (6, K, P), FHI 62501 (5, K); Lebrun 982 (1, BR), 1328 (1, BR), 1680 (6, BR, K), 2591 (1, BR), 3124 (1, BR), 5752 (1, BR); Leemans 622 (1, BR); Leeuwenberg 5673 (1, BR, HBG, K, WAG), 6201 (6, K, WAG), 7702 (1, BR, K, WAG), 9884 (6, BR, HBG, K, P, UPS, WAG, Z), 11390 (1, BR, P, WAG); Lejoly 3777 (1, BR), 4981 (2, BR), 5079 (6, BR); Léonard, A. 968 (1, BR), 1607 (1, BR, K), 4002 (1, BR, K), 4665 (1, BR, K), 5034 (1, BR), 6023 (1, BR); Léonard, J. 363 (1, BR, K); Leontovitch 82 (1, BR), 126 (6, BR), 210 (1, BR), 223 (1, BR); Lescrauwaet 1 (2, BR); Le Testu 1623 (1, BM, P), 2282 (1, BM, K, P), 4011 (1, BM, P), 4347 (6, BR, P), 4436 (1, P), 4575 (1, BM, P), 6036 (1, BM, P), 6426 (1, BM, P), 6494 (1, BR, P), 7588 (1, BR, P), 8257 (1, BM, P), 8855 (1, BM, BR, P), 9512 (1, BM, BR, P); Letouzey 1601 (6, BR, K, P, WAG), 2344 (1, P), 2858 (1, P), 2892 (1, P), 2915 (6, P, WAG), 3555 (1, P), 3942 (5, P), 3972 (1, P), 4295 (6, P), 4764 (6, BR, K, P, WAG), 5208 bis (6, BR, K, P), 9916 (1, BR, G, HBG, K, P, WAG), 10098 (1, BR, K, P, WAG), 10396 (6, BR, K, P, WAG), 11233 (1, P, WAG), 11336 (1, P), 12350 (1, BR, K, P, WAG); Lewalle 3542 (1, BR), 4307 (1, BR, P); Lisowski C 455 (2, K), 16896 (1, BR, K), 18131 (1, BR, K), 45488 (1, BR, K), 52305 (6, BR, K), 52349 (6, BR, K); Louis, A. M. 318 (1, BR, K, P, WAG), 840 (1, WAG); Louis, J. 951 (6, BR, K, UPS, WAG, Z), 1465 (1, WAG), 4063 (1, BR, WAG), 7202 (2, BR, K, P, UPS, WAG, Z), 7227 (1, BR, K), 7349 (6, BR), 7801 (6, BR, K), 8688 (1, BR, WAG), 10097 (2, BR, WAG), 10539 (2, BR, K, UPS), 11018 (2, BR, K, WAG), 11122 (2, BR, K, P, UPS, WAG, Z), 12463 (2, BR, K, WAG), 14364 (1, BR, P), 14799 (1, BR), 15926 (6, BR).

  • Mahieu 143 (5, BR); Maisels 24 (2, BR); Maitland 788 (1, K, Z); Makany 333 (1, P), 335 (1, P); Mann 714 (1, K, P), 952 (5, K), 1134 (1, K, P), 1750 (5, K, P); McPherson 15074 (1, BR, P, WAG), 15440 (1, BR, P, WAG), 15567 (5, P), 15691 (1, BR, P, WAG), 15805 (1, BR, P, WAG), 16741 (1, WAG), 16867 (5, BR, WAG): Mezeli 210 (1, P); Michelson 100 (2, BR), 186 (1, BR), 384 (4, BR), 472 (1, BR), 530 (4, BR), 692 (1, BR), 703 (1, BR), 718 (1, BR), 986 (1, BR); Mildbraed 3923 (2, HBG), 4252 (6, HBG), 4470 (6, HBG), 4787 (1, HBG), 5081 (1, HBG, P), 6136 (1, HBG), 8032 (5, K), 8178 (1, K), 10502 (1, K); Morton GC 6586 (5, K, WAG).

  • Nana 496 (6, P); Nemba & Thomas 95 (1, BR, WAG); Niangadouma et al. 325 (1, WAG), 411 (5, BR, WAG).

  • Okeke FHI 30911 (1, K); Oldeman 579 (5, BR, K, WAG); Olorunfemi & Emwiogbon FHI 40329 (5, K).

  • Pauwels 6231 (5, BR, WAG); Philip 381 (1, K); Pierlot 341 (4, BR, K), 768 (1, BR), 1029 (1, BR), 1904 (1, K), 1912 (1, BR), 2195 (1, BR), 2429 (1, BR), 3183 (1, BR); Pynaert 106 (2, BR).

  • Quintas 137 (1, BM, K).

  • Reekmans 2074 (1, BR), 2456 (1, BR), 2653 (1, BR), 6469 (1, BR, WAG), 8092 (1, WAG), 11055 (1, WAG); Reitsma 1116 (1, WAG), 2303 (1, WAG), 2635 (1, WAG), 3211 (1, WAG); Renier 248 (1, K), 255 (1, BR, K); Reynders 266 (1, BR); Robijns 590 (2, BR), 771 (2, BR, K).

  • Safranski 1423 (1, BR, WAG), 1575 (1, BR, WAG); Schoenmaker 88 (1, WAG), 144 (5, WAG), 199 (5, WAG), 290 (1, WAG), Schweinfurth ser. III, 241 (1, K); Sita 1080 (5, P), 1931 (5, BR, P, WAG), 2479 (5, P), 2742 (5, P); Sonké 1471 (1, BR); Sosef 805 (1, WAG), 1037 (6, WAG); Spitaels 422 (4, BR); Stanfield FHI 45651 (5, K); Staudt 799 (1, BM, K, P); Stoop – van de Kasteele 251 (5, WAG).

  • Talbot 1396 (1, BM), 1630 (1, BM, K, Z); Taton 717 (1, BR, K); Tekwe 121 (1, K); Thoiré 300 (5, P); Thomas, A. S. 166 (1, K); Thomas, D. W. 6402 (1, WAG), 6662 (1, BR, WAG), 6841 (1, WAG), 7205 (2, K, WAG); Thonner 157 (1, BR, K); Tisserant (équipe) 764 (1, BM, P), 822 (1, BM, P), 989 (1, BM, P), 1778 (1, BM, P), 1822 (1, BM, BR, P); Toussaint 100 (5, BR), 100 bis (5, BR), 2375 (5, BR), 2478 (5, BR, K, WAG); Touzet 48 (1, P), 49 (1, P); Troupin 235 (6, BR), 11187 (1, BR), 11253 (1, BR), 15808 (1, BR).

  • Van Andel 3842 (5, WAG), 4072 (1, WAG); van der Zon 437 (6, WAG); van Nek 301 (1, WAG); van Valkenburg 2539 (1, BR, WAG), 2566 (1, BR, WAG); Versteegh & Den Outer 644 (5, BR, WAG).

  • Wagemans 1907 (5, BR); Warnecke 452 (5, K); Waterman & Mckey 878 (5, K); Watkins 456 (1, K), 534 (1, BR, K); Welwitsch 6760 (1, BM); Wickens 986 (1, K); Wieringa 1049 (1, WAG), 1125 (5, WAG), 1317 (1, WAG), 1630 (5, WAG), 2460 (1, WAG), 2994 (1, WAG), 4522 (1, WAG); Wilks 3558 (5, WAG); Winkler 1166 (1, G, Z), 1314 (1, Z).

  • Zenker 282 (1, BR, G, P, WAG), 1666 (1, BM, BR, G, HBG, K, P, Z), 2028 (6, BM, G, HBG, K, P, WAG, Z), 2201 (1, BM, G, HBG, K, P, WAG, Z), 2201 A (1, BM, G, K), 3035 (1, BM, G, HBG, K, P, WAG, Z), 3035 A (1, BM, G, HBG, K, P, Z), 3218 (1, BM, G, K, Z), 3722 (1, BM, BR, G, HBG, K, P, Z), 3859 (1, BM, BR, G, HBG, K, P).

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H. de Vries is gratefully acknowledged for the fine drawings of the different Casearia species and R. H. M. J. Lemmens for the translation of the diagnosis of Casearia michelsonii into Latin. I am very grateful to B. J. M. Breteler-Klein Breteler for the preparation and correction of the electronic version of the manuscript.

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Breteler, F.J. A synopsis of Casearia Jacq. (Samydeae – Salicaceae) in West and Central Africa with a description of a new species from Eastern Congo (Kinshasa). Kew Bull 63, 101–112 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-007-9005-7

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