@article{fdi:010053118, title = {{R}evision of {P}ycnandra subgenus {S}ebertia ({S}apotaceae) and a generic key to the family in {N}ew {C}aledonia}, author = {{S}wenson, {U}. and {M}unzinger, {J}{\'e}r{\^o}me}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he satellite genus {S}ebertia ({S}apotaceae, {C}hrysophylloideae) in {N}ew {C}aledonia is here recognized as {P}ycnandra subgenus {S}ebertia, a group comprising only two species. {P}ycnandra canaliculata is described and illustrated as new from the south part of {G}rande {T}erre where it occurs in maquis vegetation and humid forest on ultramafic soils, often along watercourses. {T}his species is well known among many biologists but misidentified until now as {S}ebertia gatopensis, a synonym of {P}. blanchonii that resides in northwest {G}rande {T}erre. {I}n {N}ew {C}aledonia, {P}ycnandra is the only sapotaceous genus with flowers that lack staminodes and {P}ycnandra subgenus {S}ebertia is characterized by small white flowers and fruits lacking stylar remnants. {T}he fruits are characteristic with a scale-like epidermis that is translucent and peels off in {P}. acuminata versus brown and persistent in {P} canaliculata. {U}sing field data and applying {IUCN} criteria, we assess the preliminary threat as {L}east {C}oncern ({LC}) for {P}. acuminata and {V}ulnerable ({VU}) for {P}. canaliculata.}, keywords = {{S}apotaceae ; {P}ycnandra ; {S}ebertia ; {N}ew {C}aledonia ; conservation status ; new species}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}dansonia}, volume = {32}, numero = {2}, pages = {239--249}, ISSN = {1280-8571}, year = {2010}, DOI = {10.5252/a2010n2a5}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053118}, }