TAXONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS IN GALIANTHE AND BORRERIA (RUBIACEAE-SPERMACOCEAE)

Abstract

Three new species, Galianthe andersonii E.L.Cabral, Galianthe macedoi E.L.Cabral, Galianthe reitzii E.L.Cabral are described and illustrated and two new combinations, Galianthe peruviana(Pers.) E.L.Cabral and Borreria crispata (K. Schum.) E.L.Cabral & Bacigalupo, are presented. A new status and a new name are proposed tor Borreria burchellii; taxonomic observations aregiven about Borreria tenera DC.