Summary
Coleochloa domensis Muasya & D. A. Simpson, a new species of epiphytic sedge from submontane forest in Cameroon, is described and illustrated. Its conservation status is assessed as Critically Endangered (CR).
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We thank Margaret Tebbs for the illustrations. AMM acknowledges receipt of a Royal Society Incoming International Short Visit grant which funded travel to the UK, during which the work describing this new species was undertaken. MC thanks the Darwin Initiative for support to the Red Data Plants project, Cameroon, which funded the visit on which the species was discovered. ANCO, especially Paul Mzeka, are thanked for recommending that the forest of Dom be surveyed and for providing local logistical support for doing so. IRAD-National Herbarium of Cameroon is thanked for supporting fieldwork.
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Muasya, A.M., Harvey, Y., Cheek, M. et al. Coleochloa domensis (Cyperaceae),a new epiphytic species from Cameroon. Kew Bull 65, 323–325 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-010-9194-3
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