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Issue: Vol. 728 No. 1: 11 Nov. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-11-11
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.728.1.3
Page range: 31-36
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Lijndenia phyllanthifolia (Melastomataceae—Olisbeoideae), new combination for a Critically Endangered shrub of Sri Lanka’s montane forest

School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg 3209, South Africa
endangered species Melastomataceae montane forest plant taxonomy Sri Lanka Eudicots

Abstract

Morphological analysis necessitates the transfer of the Sri Lankan endemic originally described as Memecylon phyllanthifolium to the genus Lijndenia (a group with 17 currently recognized species and a wide overall distribution in the paleotropics). A new combination Lijndenia phyllanthifolia is proposed for this rare and Critically Endangered taxon of montane forest in the Nuwara Eliya and Ratnapura districts.

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How to Cite

Stone, R.D. (2025) Lijndenia phyllanthifolia (Melastomataceae—Olisbeoideae), new combination for a Critically Endangered shrub of Sri Lanka’s montane forest. Phytotaxa 728 (1): 31–36. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.728.1.3