@article{fdi:010065873, title = {{R}evision of {P}ycnandra subgenus {P}ycnandra ({S}apotaceae), a genus endemic to {N}ew {C}aledonia}, author = {{S}wenson, {U}. and {M}unzinger, {J}{\'e}r{\^o}me}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{P}ycnandra {B}enth. is a member of the pantropical family {S}apotaceae ({C}hrysophylloideae) and the {N}iemeyera complex, a group that is found in {A}ustralia and {N}ew {C}aledonia. {G}eneric limits in the complex have been problematic and {P}ycnandra is here given a circumscription to include the entire clade that is restricted to {N}ew {C}aledonia. {S}everal lineages are therefore relegated to the subgeneric level that will subsequently be revised. {I}n a first step, we revise {P}. subgenus {P}ycnandra with 12 recognised species, of which seven ({P}. atrofusca, {P}. cylindricarpa, {P}. glaberrima, {P}. linearifolia, {P}. longipetiolata, {P}. paucinervia and {P}. viridiflora) are described as new. {S}ubgenus {P}ycnandra is endemic to {G}rande {T}erre, the main island of {N}ew {C}aledonia. {T}he members grow in a wide range of habitats from dry maquis vegetation to moist humid forest, from sea level to the higher massif, and on ultramafic soils to schist and greywacke. {D}iagnostic characters for {P}ycnandra include absence of staminodes, a single-seeded fruit, plano-convex cotyledons and lack of endosperm. {A} glabrous ovary is a useful character distinguishing {P}. subgenus {P}ycnandra from the congeners, although there are two exceptions. {P}. viridiflora is included in the subgenus even though it has a pubescent ovary and {O}chrothallus wagapensis is excluded despite a glabrous ovary. {B}ecause of past and present mining and logging activities in {N}ew {C}aledonia, conservation assessments are urgently needed. {P}reliminary {IUCN} {R}ed {L}ist assessments are here provided for all members of the subgenus {P}ycnandra. {T}hree species ({P}. longipetiolata, {P}. paniensis and {P}. paucinervia) are proposed the {IUCN} status {E}ndangered and another ({P}. viridiflora) is proposed to be {C}ritically {E}ndangered.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}ustralian {S}ystematic {B}otany}, volume = {22}, numero = {6}, pages = {437--465}, ISSN = {1030-1887}, year = {2009}, DOI = {10.1071/sb09029}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065873}, }