A review of Combretum falcatum (Welw. ex Hiern) Jongkind (Combretaceae) and related species from Africa, including Combretum baldwinii Jongkind, sp. nov., from Nigeria

Several new Combretum Loefl. (Combretaceae) collections from Central Africa have revealed a taxonomical confusion in that genus. To correct these mistakes two species, C. pellegrinianum Exell and littoreum (Engler) Engler & Diels, are resurrected one variety, Quisqualis falcata var. mussaendiflora (Engl. Diels) Liben, is transferred again to species level as mussaendiflorum Engl. Diels. The related baldwinii Jongkind, sp. nov. Nigeria here newly descibed. included this review common they an upper receptacle several times long wide, stamens not or slightly exserted style conspicuously adnate the for important part of its length. All except one, were formerly genus L.