Species new to Science
We estimate that we have discovered 40-50 new species and it is hoped that these will be published during the next two or three years. The following is a provisional list of these species by family:
- Acanthaceae: Stenandrium(one species)
- Asteraceae: Calea (one species), Ichthyothere (one species), Mikania (one species), Vernonia (two species).
- Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea (at least two species), Jacquemontia (at least two species)
- Eriocaulaceae: Syngonanthus (one species)
- Euphorbiaceae: Manihot (seven species).
- Iridaceae; Cypella (one species)
- Lamiaceae: Hyptis (four species)
- Leguminosae: Mimosa (at least four species), Arachis (two species), Poecilanthe (one species). Lutzelbergia (one species
- Malvaceae: Pavonia (two species), Sida (two species)
- Melastomataceae: Lavoisiera (one species), Tibouchina (three species)
- Myrtaceae: Eugenia (three species), Myrcia (two species), Psidium (one species)
- Plantaginaceae: Plantago (one species)
- Poaceae: Eragrostis (one species) Eriochrysis (one species), Paspalum (two species), Schizachyium (one species), Steinchisma (one species).
- Rubiaceae: Borreria (two species)