Gaertnera luteocarpa Jongkind subsp. sinoensis Jongkind, 2015

Jongkind, Carel Christiaan Hugo, 2015, Description of Gaertnera luteocarpa (Gentianales: Rubiaceae), with two subspecies, a new forest shrub species from Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana, European Journal of Taxonomy 126, pp. 1-8 : 5-7

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2015.126
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3794905
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B67A780E-FF86-6A3B-FED2-D553FE14E1CF
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Gaertnera luteocarpa Jongkind subsp. sinoensis Jongkind
status	subsp. nov.

Treatment

Gaertnera luteocarpa Jongkind subsp. sinoensis Jongkind View in CoL subsp. nov. urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77147377-1 ( Figs 2 View Fig , 4 View Fig )

Diagnosis

Fertile branches half the size as of the other subspecies ( 2 mm wide in dry state). Stipular tube glabrous, not densely hairy.

Type

LIBERIA. Sino County, Sapo National Park not far from Camp 6, 5°18.5’ N, 8°44.8’ W, alt: 220 m, fr., 22 Nov. 2010, Jongkind, Bilivogui & Daniels 9832 (holo-: WAG, iso-: BR).

Etymology

The subspecies is named after “ Sinoe ”, the river close to which it was seen for the first time.

Distribution and habitat

Known only from the south-east of Liberia.

Additional specimens examined

LIBERIA. Sino County, SSW of Jalay’s Town near the Sinoe River, 5°20’ N, 8°49’ W, alt: 90–100 m, fl. bud, 10 Mar. 2009, Jongkind, Bilivogui & Dorbor 8923 (WAG); c. 50 km east of Greenville, 5°04.61’ N, 8°30.42’ W, alt: 59 m, fl., 18 Mar. 2014, Jongkind & Mulbah 12500 (BR, K, MO).

Conservation status

The EOO is 54 km 2 and the AOO is 12 km 2, both count as “Endangered”. The AOO is based on a cell width of 2 km. Only one of the specimens was collected in a protected area. Considering all the economical development planned in this part of Liberia, I propose “Endangered” for this subspecies (B1 & B2 ab(iii) IUCN 2015).