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Issue: Vol. 714 No. 1: 6 Aug. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-08-06
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.714.1.5
Page range: 79-88
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Buchnera kisimbai (Orobanchaceae), a new species described from the copper-rich soils of Haut-Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Institute for Integrated Natural Sciences–Biology, University of Koblenz, Universitätsstraße 1, 56070 Koblenz, Germany
Ecology, Restoration Ecology and Landscape research Unit, Herbarium of Lubumbashi. Faculty of Agronomy, University of Lubumbashi, 1825 route Kasapa, Campus universitaire, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo; Copperbelt University, Oliver R. Tambo African Research Chair Initiative (ORTARChI Chair) of    Environment and Development, P.O. Box 21692, Kitwe, Zambia
Buchnera kisimbai sp. nov. Buchnera randii D.R. Congo Haut-Katanga metallophytes Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of Buchnera is described from copper-cobalt enriched soils in Katanga, D.R. Congo. The plant we describe as B. kisimbai has been previously misidentified as Buchnera randii. The differences between these species, i.e. the ovate cauline leaves (linear-lanceolate in B. randii), the smaller bracts, the larger calyx, the longer corolla tube, and the larger corolla lobes, are described.

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How to Cite

Fischer, E. & Ilunga, E.I.W. (2025) Buchnera kisimbai (Orobanchaceae), a new species described from the copper-rich soils of Haut-Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Phytotaxa 714 (1): 79–88. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.714.1.5