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Issue: Vol. 672 No. 2: 20 Nov. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-11-20
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.672.2.6
Page range: 199-207
Abstract views: 48
PDF downloaded: 3

Schizobasis litanthiflora (Hyacinthaceae, Urgineoideae), a new species from the Tugela River Basin of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

BRAM, South African National Biodiversity Institute, P.O. Box 52099, Berea Road 4007, Durban, South Africa
Depto. Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales (dCARN), Universidad de Alicante, P.O. Box 99, ES-03080 Alicante, Spain. Department of Botany, Rhodes University, P.O. Box 94, Makhanda, 6140, South Africa.
Asparagaceae distribution ecology Scilloideae taxonomy Urgineae Monocots

Abstract

In the course of a taxonomic revision of Schizobasis, field work in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa revealed plants showing a distinct syndrome of morphological characters not previously reported in the genus, especially regarding the long lasting, nodding, consistently tubular-like, constricted flowers, which resemble those of its phylogenetically sister genus Litanthus. Historical herbarium records of Schizobasis in KwaZulu-Natal, although limited, support the description of Schizobasis litanthiflora as a new disjunct species. We provide a complete morphological description of the new taxon, as well as data on its ecology and distribution.

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