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Pilgerina was described as a new monotypic arborescent genus endemic to Madagascar.
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e0“Two new arborescent species of Santalaceae, both endemic to Madagascar, are described in the new monotypic genera, Staufferia Z. S. Rogers, Nickrent & Malécot and Pilgerina Z. S. Rogers, Nickrent & Malécot.”
Title
Zachary S. Rogers; Daniel L. Nickrent; Valéry Malécot Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 2008. doi:10.3417/2006148
Other claims from this paper (13)
- Observation Staufferia was described as a new monotypic arborescent genus endemic to Madagascar.
- Observation Both new genera were placed in a clade with Pyrularia, Scleropyrum, and Okoubaka.
- Observation Staufferia has smaller inflorescences than Okoubaka.
- Observation Staufferia has smaller obovoidal fruits than Okoubaka.
- Observation Staufferia has a smaller persistent perianth than Okoubaka.
- Observation Staufferia has a thinner five-sulcate exocarp than Okoubaka.
- Observation Staufferia has a thinner smooth mesocarp than Okoubaka.
- Observation Pilgerina has smaller inflorescences than Scleropyrum.
- Observation Pilgerina has pedicellate flowers compared with sessile flowers in Scleropyrum.
- Observation Pilgerina has smaller, broadly transversely ellipsoidal to subspheroidal fruits than Scleropyrum.
- Observation Pilgerina has a thinner smooth or finely striate mesocarp than Scleropyrum.
- Observation Staufferia received preliminary Least Concern conservation status.
- Observation Pilgerina received preliminary Least Concern conservation status.