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Issue: Vol. 609 No. 4: 29 Aug. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-08-29
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.609.4.5
Page range: 289-300
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Taxonomy and nomenclature of Kalanchoe tomentosa (Crassulaceae subfam. Kalanchooideae), a variable, completely hairy species from Madagascar

Ria Olivier Herbarium; Department of Botany; Nelson Mandela University; P.O. Box 77000; Gqeberha; 6031 South Africa
Eudicots leaf-succulent typification

Abstract

The taxonomy and nomenclature of the Malagasy Kalanchoe tomentosa are reviewed and discussed in a historical context. An amplified description and illustrations are provided for the species and the name K. tomentosa is epitypified.

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