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Streptocarpus betsiliensis Humbert in Adansonia ser. 2, 7: 289. 1967. ��� Colpogyne betsiliensis (Humbert) B. L. Burtt in Humbert, Fl. Madagascar Comores 180: 148. 1971. Typus: MADAGASCAR. Prov. Fianarantsoa: Mt Analamamy, Perrier de la B��thie 12482A (holo-: P [P00088746]!; iso-: P [P00088748]!). Distribution and ecology. ��� Streptocarpus betsiliensis, S. ibityensis and S. lanatus form an intriguing triplet, not only because of their taxonomic history, but of their morphology, and distribution. Geographically S. lanatus occurs in very close sympatry with S. betsiliensis on Mt. Itremo, and both are absent from Mt. Ibity, where S. ibityensis occurs. This is very interesting to note, because S. itremensis B. L. Burtt, a close relative of the three species mentioned above, occurs in both places. Whether S. betsiliensis is absent on Mt. Ibity, or overlooked, would be interesting to study further, as the area between the two mountains ranges has not been explored extensively so far. In their natural environments plants of the triplet often occupy spaces under rocks or in deep crevices in very dark environments. Occupying these marginal ecological niches may have been enabled by the ability to enlarge one of their cotyledons from a basal meristem (a characteristic which is recorded for other species of Streptocarpus: BURTT, 1970; JONG & BURTT, 1975), which are raised into the path of better light, probably to maximize light capture in these marginal habitats. Conservation Status. ��� Streptocarpus betsiliensis occurs on the Itremo massif with countless individuals present under many rocks and in crevices (MM, pers. obs.). The species is restricted to the Itremo massif and has an ���Extent of Occurrence��� (EOO) of 1,150 km 2, an ���Area of Occupancy��� (AOO) of 63 km 2 and with seven known sub-populations (four occurring in the proposed Protected Area of Itremo) (calculated following CALLMANDER et al., 2007), S. betsiliensis is provisionally assessed as ���Vulnerable��� [VU B1ab(i, iii)+ B2ab(i, iii)] following IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria (IUCN, 2012) given the restricted range of the species and the current temporary protection of the Itremo massif, but the threat to the species will certainly increase if the temporary protection is removed., Published as part of M��ller, Michael, Nishii, Kanae, Callmander, Martin W., Phillipson, Peter B. & Poncy, Odile, 2015, Rearranging specimens on herbarium type sheets of Streptocarpus betsiliensis Humbert (Gesneriaceae), pp. 145-150 in Candollea 70 (1) on page 149, DOI: 10.15553/c2015v701a12, http://zenodo.org/record/5720899, {"references":["HUMBERT, H. (1971). Gesneriacees. In: LEROY, J. - F. (ed.), Fl. Madagascar Comores 180.","BURTT, B. L. (1970). Studies in the Gesneriaceae of the Old World XXXI. Some aspects of functional evolution. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 30: 1 - 10.","JONG, K. & B. L. BURTT (1975). The evolution of morphological novelty exemplified in the growth patterns of some Gesneriaceae. New Phytol. 75: 297 - 311.","CALLMANDER, M. W., G. E. SCHATZ, P. P. LOWRY II, M. O. LAIVAO, J. RAHARIMAMPIONONA, S. ANDRIAMBOLOLONERA, T. RAMINO- SOA & T. K. CONSIGLIO (2007). Identification of priority areas for plant conservation in Madagascar using IUCN Red List criteria: rare and threatened Pandanaceae indicate sites in need of protection. Oryx 41: 168 - 176.","IUCN (2012). IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3. 1. 2 nd edition. IUCN Species Survival Commission, Gland & Cambridge."]}

Poncy, Odile (2007): A new species of Inga Mill. (Fabaceae, Mimosoideae) from the Guianas. Adansonia (3) 29 (2): 249-254, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5187453, {"references":["PENNINGTON T. D. 1997. - The Genus Inga, Botany. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 844 p.","PONCY O. 1985. - Le genre Inga (Legumineuses, Mimosoideae) en Guyane francaise. Systematique, morphologie des formes juveniles, ecologie. Memoires du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, ser. B, botanique 31: 1-124, 11 pls."]}

Poncy, Odile, Offroy, Bérangère (2006): Une nouvelle espèce de Tovomita Aubl. (Clusiaceae) de Guyane française. Adansonia (3) 28 (1): 113-117, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4601786, {"references":["CUELLO N. 1998. - Tovomita (Clusiaceae), in BERRY P. E., HOLST B. K. & YATSKIEVYCH K. (eds), Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana, vol. 4. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St Louis: 313-322.","CUELLO N. 1999. - Two new distinctively large-leaved species of Tovomita (Clusiaceae) from the Venezuelan and Peruvian Amazonian region. Novon 9: 150-152.","CUELLO N. 2003. - A new species of Tovomita (Clusiaceae) from Amazonian Venezuela and Peru. Novon 13: 34-36.","GARCIA- VILLACORTA R. & HAMMEL B. E. 2004. - A noteworthy new species of Tovomita (Clusiaceae) from Amazonian white sand forests of Peru and Colombia. Brittonia 56 (2): 132-135.","HOLLOWELL T., BERRY P. B., FUNK V. & KELLOFF C. 2001. - Preliminary Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield. Site internet http://www.mnh.si.edu/ biodiversity/bdg/guishld."]}