Summary
We describe and illustrate Coccinia pwaniensis Holstein from eastern Tanzania and southeast Kenya, and C. samburuensis Holstein from the Samburu area in Kenya. The new species were already recognised by Charles Jeffrey in 1967 and are now known from eight and four collections, respectively. Ongoing monographic work also revealed three new synonyms and the need for a new combination, Coccinia heterophylla (Hook. f.) Holstein.
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The male specimen on the LISU no. 214547 sheet is an isolectotype, but additionally contains a female flower, which must come from another individual because Coccinia is strictly dioecious. This female flower could be considered a lectoparatype.
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We thank Franz Schuhwerk and Dietrich Podlech for help with the diagnoses, Frank M. Mbago for field assistance, Alain Chautems, Geneva, for providing a copy of the Coccinia mackenii protologue, F. Turini for scanning a type specimen, and two anonymous reviewers for critical comments on the manuscript. The German Research Council (DFG RE603/6-1) funded most of this research.
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Holstein, N., Renner, S.S. Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae) gains two new species from East Africa, three new synonyms, and one new combination. Kew Bull 65, 435–441 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-010-9229-9
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