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A second species of Ligaria (Loranthaceae)

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The combinationLigaria teretiflora (Rizzini) Kuijt is proposed, based onPsittacanthus teretiflorus Rizzini, adding a second species to the genus.Ligaria teretiflora differs fromL. cuneifolia (Ruiz & Pavón) Van Tieghem in having articulated pedicels and obovate leaves which lack a necrotic apex.

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    Present address: Department of Biology, University of Victoria, V8W 2Y2, Victoria, B.C., Canada

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Kuijt, J. A second species of Ligaria (Loranthaceae). Brittonia 42, 66–69 (1990). https://doi.org/10.2307/2807033

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