@article{fdi:010082270, title = {{N}ovitates neocaledonicae {XII} : two additional new species of {C}ryptocarya {R}.{B}r. from {N}ew {C}aledonia}, author = {{M}unzinger, {J}{\'e}r{\^o}me and {M}c{P}herson, {G}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}wo endemic species of {C}ryptocarya {R}.{B}r. are described from {N}ew {C}aledonia. {C}ryptocarya conduplicata {M}unzinger & {M}c{P}herson, sp. nov. was previously confused with {C}. aristata {K}osterm., which it resembles in its typically numerous lenticels and oblate fruit, but from which it differs most noticeably in its leaf blades partly folded longitudinally (vs blades flat), and its smaller fruits (13-15 mm long vs 20-30 mm long). {C}ryptocarya ovoidea {M}unzinger & {M}c{P}herson, sp. nov. can be distinguished most easily from {C}. pluricostata, its sister species according to molecular data, by its indument (hairs sparse, whitish, cream-grey to blackish, quickly falling vs. hairs dense, ferrugineous sublanate and subpersistent in {C}. pluricostata). {A}s well, the fruit of {C}. ovoidea, sp. nov. is ovoid and its perianth is caducous, in contrast to the fruit of {C} pluricostata, which is ellipsoid and retains its perianth. {T}he two new species are trees occurring in dense humid forest, and are restricted to non-ultramafic substrate. {C}ryptocarya conduplicata sp. nov. is common, known from three protected areas, and is assigned a preliminarily {L}east {C}oncern {IUCN} status, while {C}. ovoidea sp. nov. is only known from two individuals on {M}ont {A}oupinie, a protected area, where many inventory plots were established without finding any individuals; thus, we assign it a preliminary status of {C}ritically {E}ndangered ({CR}).}, keywords = {{N}ew {C}aledonia ; {L}auraceae ; conservation ; new species ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}dansonia}, volume = {43}, numero = {13}, pages = {151--161}, ISSN = {1280-8571}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.5252/adansonia2021v43a13}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082270}, }