A new name and a new combination in the neotropical genusAgonandra (Opiliaceae)

Parasitic angiosperms as cultivated plants?

“…The bark of Agonandra brasiliensis Miers ex Benth. from South America is used in medicine against cold and malaria (Hiepko 2000). It is also used as molluscide and also as rubber substitute.…”

Novitates Gabonenses 87 – A new <i>Urobotrya</i> from Gabon

“…Both species have an endocarp that is ridged and slightly reticulate on the surface, with a similar hole at the base (Figure 1a and b). Urobotrya Stapf (Opiliaceae) is an Old World genus with seven species (Hiepko 1985(Hiepko , 2008Kuijt & Hansen 2014). Opiliaceae is included in Santalales (Kuijt & Hansen 2014;Su et al 2015).…”

“…Only two Urobotrya species are currently known from Africa, both restricted to the tropical Guineo-Congolian forests (Hiepko 1985(Hiepko , 2008. Urobotrya sparsiflora (Engl.)…”

“…Only the endocarp and seed of U. congolensis showed a clear match. The very slender embryo that is nearly as long as the seed and surrounded by copious endosperm is a family character for Opiliaceae (Hiepko 2008). …”

“…It is not possible to place the new species in one of the two sections of Urobotrya described by Hiepko (2008) because flowers have not been seen. In fruit U. gabonensis has, with its short fruit pedicel and its leaf shape, more in common with the Asian Urobotrya species than with the African species.…”