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Issue: Vol. 772 No. 3: 2 Sept. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-09-02
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.772.3.9
Page range: 293-299
Abstract views: 53
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The identities of Gynura molleri, G. papillosa, and G. winkleri (Asteraceae: Senecioneae) from West Africa

Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China; Guangzhou 510650; China; State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops; South China Botanical Garden; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Guangzhou 510650; China; South China National Botanical Garden; Guangzhou 510650; China
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China; Guangzhou 510650; China; State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops; South China Botanical Garden; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Guangzhou 510650; China; South China National Botanical Garden; Guangzhou 510650; China; College of Chinese Medicine Resources; Guangdong Pharmaceutical University; Guangzhou; Guangdong 510006; China
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China; Guangzhou 510650; China; State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops; South China Botanical Garden; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Guangzhou 510650; China; South China National Botanical Garden; Guangzhou 510650; China
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China; Guangzhou 510650; China; State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops; South China Botanical Garden; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Guangzhou 510650; China; South China National Botanical Garden; Guangzhou 510650; China
Eudicots Cameroon Crassocephalum Gynura São Tomé taxonomy

Abstract

Gynura molleri, G. papillosa, and G. winkleri (Asteraceae: Senecioneae) are three species names originally published from West Africa. Since their publication, they have been largely overlooked in subsequent taxonomic revisions and floristic studies. However, they are currently all listed as accepted names in major global plant databases. In this study, we located their type specimens and reassessed their taxonomic identities. Our results show that Gynura molleri and G. winkleri are conspecific with Crassocephalum montuosum and should be treated as its synonyms, whereas G. papillosa is conspecific with C. crepidioides and is here reduced to synonymy under the latter.

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How to Cite

Su, C.-L., Lin, H., Li, C.-S. & Ren, C. (2026) The identities of Gynura molleri, G. papillosa, and G. winkleri (Asteraceae: Senecioneae) from West Africa. Phytotaxa 772 (3): 293–299. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.772.3.9