The genus Clerodendrum (Lamiaceae) in the flora of Central Africa (D.R. Congo, Rwanda, Burundi)

PIERRE MEERTS

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**The genus Clerodendrum (Lamiaceae) in the flora of Central Africa (D.R. Congo, Rwanda, Burundi)**

PIERRE MEERTS⁺⁻

Meise Botanic Garden, Nieuwelaan 38, 1860 Meise, Belgium. Herbarium et bibliothèque de botanique africaine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Avenue F.D. Roosevelt 50, CP 244, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. Service général de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche scientifique, Brussels, Belgium.

Angola Central Africa Clerodendrum capitatum var. pubitubum Meerts Clerodendrum johnstonii var. rubropunctatum Meerts endemic liana neotype rainforest Rotheca taxonomy Verbenaceae Volkameria Eudicots

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The revision of the genus Clerodendrum in D.R. Congo, Rwanda and Burundi is presented. Thirty-three taxa are accepted (28 species, 4 varieties, 1 form). Two new varieties are described (Clerodendrum capitatum var. pubitubum, Clerodendrum johnstonii var. rubropunctatum). Two new synonyms are proposed. A neotype is designated for C. buchneri, C. buettneri, C. fuscum, C. melanocrater, C. poggei. A lectotype is designated for C. bipindense, C. cavum, C. conglobatum, C. consors, C. excavatum, C. goossensii, C. lupakense, C. tanganyikense var. microcalyx, C. triplinerve, C. welwitschii. A second-step lectotype is designated for C. silvanum. A new combination is made (Clerodendrum johnstonii var. marsabitense). Two species are new to D.R. Congo and 2 species are new to Burundi. Four taxa are endemic to D.R. Congo (C. capitatum var. vanderystii, C. capitatum var. pubitubum, C. dewittei, C. pynaertii) and one taxon is endemic to Burundi (C. fasciculatum).

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