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Doryopteris surinamensis, a new species endemic to Suriname, is described and illustrated. In addition to the description of the new species, D. surinamensis, its relationships to D. pentagona and D. raddiana are discussed.
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This paper is the result of a Ph.D. project that was developed at the Natural History Museum, London, in conjunction with The University of Reading. Part of the present paper was also developed at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. I am grateful for these institutions for their help in providing facilities. I thank Dr. Ray Harley who kindly reviewed the manuscript with helpful suggestions, Mrs. Melanie Thomas and Dr. Jacques Florence for helping with the Latin diagnosis. I am also grateful to the curators of BR, GH, MO, NY and U for loans of specimens, and to Dr. Michel Boudrie and Dr. Georges Cremers who provided many insightful and constructive comments on the manuscript.
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Yesilyurt, J.C. A new species of Doryopteris (Pteridaceae) from Suriname. Brittonia 60, 63–68 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-008-9001-8
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