Summary
Vernonia excelsa Jongkind, a liana from Central Africa, is described here as new and the closely related species V. doniana DC. and V. andohii C. D. Adams, with more westerly distributions, are resurrected as separate species.
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Jongkind, C.C.H. Vernonia excelsa (Compositae), a new liana from Central Africa, and notes on related species. Kew Bull 66, 179–182 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-011-9274-z
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