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Psychotria samoritourei (Rubiaceae), a new liana species from Loma-Man in Upper Guinea, West Africa

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Psychotria samoritourei Cheek is described from the submontane forests of the Loma-Man highlands in Upper Guinea, West Africa. It is the sixth known lianescent African species of its genus. The distinguishing characters and taxonomic affinities of the species are analysed and its conservation status is assessed. An overview of the Loma-Man highlands and their forests is presented.

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Acknowledgements

Rio Tinto Iron Ore Atlantic, Guinea (SIMFER) supported the botanical field survey and specimen identification in the course of which Psychotria samoritourei was identified as new to science. The authors thank John Merry for his extremely helpful support in executing this survey, and Colin Harris and Paul Reed for suggesting the specific epithet. Thomas William’s internship at Kew, during which this paper was originally drafted, was funded by Rio Tinto International. Daniela Zappi is thanked for commenting on an earlier version of this manuscript. This paper was revised and updated under the project Important Plant areas in the Republic of Guinea supported by the Darwin Initiative (project Ref. 23-002).

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  1. Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE, UK

    Martin Cheek

  2. Herbier National de Guinée, Université de Gamal Abdel Nasser, BP 680, Conakry, République de Guinée

    Thomas Williams

  3. Rio Tinto Iron Ore Atlantic, Simfer S.A., Conakry, République de Guinée

    Thomas Williams

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Cheek, M., Williams, T. Psychotria samoritourei (Rubiaceae), a new liana species from Loma-Man in Upper Guinea, West Africa. Kew Bull 71, 19 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-016-9638-5

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