@article{fdi:010074147, title = {{A} new genus of angraecoid orchids ({O}rchidaceae: {A}ngraecinae) with highly distinctive pollinaria morphology, including three new species from tropical {W}est and {C}entral {A}frica}, author = {{D}escourvieres, {P}. and {F}arminhao, {J}. {N}. {M}. and {D}roissart, {V}incent and {D}ubuisson, {J}. {Y}. and {S}imo-{D}roissart, {M}. and {S}tevart, {T}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A} recent large phylogenetic tree for the angraecoid orchids has shown that the {A}frotropical genus {D}iaphananthe is polyphyletic with a small group of four species sister to {A}erangis and {E}urychone. {T}hese species have diagnostic morphological features different from any other angraecoids, notably an erose to fringed surface of the stipes and a calceiform viscidium. {D}iaphananthe quintasii, which has been regarded as conspecific with {D}. rohrii, is reinstated as a valid species and lectotypified, and {D}iaphananthe alfredii and {R}hipidoglossum magnicalcar are put in synonymy under {D}. quintasii. {T}o accommodate this group of species, along with three new taxa from {W}est and {C}entral {A}frica, a new genus named {K}ylicanthe is here described. {F}our new combinations are thus proposed, and {K}. bueae is chosen as the type species of the new genus and neotypified. {A}dditionally, {K} arcuata, {K} cornuata, and {K} perezverae are described as new species. {A}n identification key for {K}ylicanthe and allied genera is presented, as well as one for the seven species in the genus. {N}otes on ecology and distribution in addition to a preliminary assessment of conservation status following the {IUCN} {R}ed {L}ist are also provided.}, keywords = {{A}frican orchid taxonomy ; {C}ameroon ; {G}abon ; {G}uinea ; {I}vory {C}oast ; {M}ount {N}imba ; orchid pollination ; {S}ao {T}ome and {P}rincipe ; {CAMEROUN} ; {GABON} ; {GUINEE} ; {COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE} ; {SAO} {TOME} {E} {PRINCIPE} ; {NIMBA} {MONT}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}hytotaxa}, volume = {373}, numero = {2}, pages = {99--120}, ISSN = {1179-3155}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.11646/phytotaxa.373.2.1}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074147}, }