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Tibouchina rosanae P.J.F.Guim. & Woodgyer
Discovered by a team of Brazilian and Kew botanists in Amazon grassland in Xingu, Matto Grosso, Brazil, this new 1.5 m species of Tibouchina is unique in the genus for having stomata on both surfaces of the leaves which may indicate an unusual photosynthetic pathway.
There are 24 species in the genus, some cultivated as garden shrubs. In this photograph the spectacular pink-purple petals have fallen, revealing the curious kneed stamens.
Photo credit: W Milliken
Commicarpus macrothamnus Friis & O.Weber
A new species of "African Bougainvillea" from gypsum outcrops in the mountains of Ethiopia.
The flowers are covered in pink, sticky, glandular hairs. It is the largest known species of the genus being nearly a small tree, up to 3.5 m tall, with a trunk ~ 12 cm diameter.
Photo credit: Ib Friis
Crossopetalum mossambicense I.Darbysh.
This new shrub species is Endangered. It is restricted to the NE corner of Mozambique. 80% of its coastal dry evergreen forest habitat has been destroyed. Collected by J & S Burrows, analysis revealed it to be a new genus for Africa in the spindleberry family Celastraceae.
Previously Crossopetalum was only known from the Caribbean area.
Photo credit: J Burrows, Buffelskloof
Englerophytum paludosum L.Gaut., Burgt & O.Lachenaud
Photographed in the famously species-diverse Korup Forest of Cameroon, this is a striking new tree species in the chewing gum family Sapotaceae. The edible fruits of this species, borne on the ~ 50 cm diameter trunk, are probably chimpanzee-dispersed.
This species is named for its swamp-forest habitat which, being difficult to cultivate or access, gives it a measure of protection. It ranges from southern Nigeria to DRC.
Photo credit: Xander van der Burgt
Manihot debilis M.Mend. & T.B.Cavalc.
From Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil, a wild relative of the major tropical crop cassava (manioc), this species, discovered by Brazilian scientists, has the potential to help develop new strains of crop with novel properties that might, for example, cope with climate change or new diseases.
Photo credit: Jeronimo Moises Mendoza Flores
Tessmannia korupensis Burgt
An Endangered, 130 feet (39 m) tall forest tree, with a trunk over a metre wide. It grows in seven groves of 9 to 43 individuals, all restricted to the Korup National Park, Cameroon apart from one record at the foot of Mt Cameroon.
Photo credit: Xander van der Burgt
Begonia rubrobracteolata S.Julia & C.Y.Ling
A Critically Endangered new species of Begonia from central Sarawak, Borneo known from one forest site subject to forest conversion.
This little herb grows on sandstone boulders and shaded areas with thick leaf litter. It is estimated that Borneo may have 600 species of Begonia, but only 196 have been described to date.
Photo credit: S. Julia
Begonia armykapii S.Julia & C.Y.Ling
Named for Army Kapi, the field assistant who discovered it in Sarawak, this is the smallest leaved Begonia known in Borneo.
The leaves are 1.5 - 2.8 cm long. It is also unusual for its deeply trilobed leaves and for the creeping or climbing stems. It is Critically Endangered since it has a single location, in forest which is in a logging zone.
Photo credit: Ling CY
Begonia acidulenta S.Julia & Kiew
The variegated leaves of this 50 cm tall new species are used as an acidic food flavouring by the Iban people of Sarawak and for polishing silver. The specific name means "full of acid". This species is protected in the Batang Ai National Park.
Photo credit: S Julia
Sokinochloa australis S.Dransf.
One of several new species in a new genus, Sokinochloa, climbing bamboos from forest remnants in Madagascar. This species flowers for about 2-3 years every 50 years. Named for the hedgehog-like flower heads (Sokina is the Malagasy name for the hedgehog tenrec).
Photo credit: Soejatmi Dransfield
Manihot tombadorensis M.Mend. & T.B.Cavalc.
A bizarre creeping wild relative of the well-known major tropical crop cassava (manioc), this new species is from the grasslands of sandstone soils on the flat tops of the Serra Tombadora, Cavalcante Highlands, Central Brazil.
Photo credit: Jeronimo Moises Mendoza Flores
Barleria mirabilis I.Darbysh. & Q.Luke
An astounding and unexpected new tree species in a major tropical family of herbs and shrubs, the Acanthaceae. The foliar carvings at the top of Corinthian columns represent the leaves of Acanthus, type genus and one of the few European members of the family.
The miraculous blue-flowered Barleria mirabilis is from Tanzania.
Photo credit: Quentin Luke
Barleria mirabilis I.Darbysh. & Q.Luke
An astounding and unexpected new tree species in a major tropical family of herbs and shrubs, the Acanthaceae. The foliar carvings at the top of Corinthian columns represent the leaves of Acanthus, type genus and one of the few European members of the family.
The miraculous blue-flowered Barleria mirabilis is from Tanzania.
Photo credit: Quentin Luke
Examples of new plant species discovered in 2016
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