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Nomenclatural corrections to the Flora of Tropical East Africa Apocynaceae (part 2)

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The basionym of Leptadenia hastata is illegitimate and two new combinations in Leptadenia are proposed for taxa recognised in the Flora of Tropical East Africa. The validity of Desmidorchis retrospiciens is confirmed, as is its priority over D. acutangula.

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Goyder, D. Nomenclatural corrections to the Flora of Tropical East Africa Apocynaceae (part 2). Kew Bull 69, 9552 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-014-9552-7

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