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Blepharis gypsophila (Acanthaceae), a new species from Ethiopia

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Blepharis gypsophila Thulin & Vollesen, a gypsum endemic from south-eastern Ethiopia, is described, illustrated and compared with similar species. Information on the ecology, distribution and conservation status of the new species is provided.

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Acknowledgements

MT is grateful to Friedrich Wilhelmi and Hassan Yusuf Kaariye for assistance during fieldwork, and to the Swedish Research Council for financial support. We are indebted to Margaret Tebbs for the illustration and to two reviewers for helpful comments.

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  1. Systematic Biology, EBC, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18D, SE-752 36, Uppsala, Sweden

    Mats Thulin

  2. Honorary Research Fellow, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, UK

    Mats Thulin

  3. Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, UK

    Kaj Vollesen

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Thulin, M., Vollesen, K. Blepharis gypsophila (Acanthaceae), a new species from Ethiopia. Kew Bull 70, 26 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-015-9578-5

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