Desplatsia caudata A. Chev., syn. nov

Desplatsia caudata Pierre ex A.Chev. syn. nov. Les végétaux utiles de l’Afrique tropicale française. Etudes scientifiques et agronomiques. Vol. 9: 81 (Chevalier 1917). – Type: GABON • Libreville; 0°22′ N, 9°27′ E; C. J. Spire 44; holotype: P [MNHN-P-P04694148]. We have identified the specimen as Duboscia macrocarpa Bocq. and suggest Desplatsia caudata Pierre ex A.Chev. as a new synonym for Duboscia macrocarpa Bocq.
Published as part of Wellsow, Julia, Hart, Michelle, Wilkie, Peter & Harris, David J., 2019, A taxonomic revision of the African genus Desplatsia Bocq. (Malvaceae - Grewioideae), pp. 1-38 in European Journal of Taxonomy 584 (584) on page 34, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.584, http://zenodo.org/record/5451638
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