Psychotria elephantina Lachenaud & Cheek is described as a new species. It is placed in P. sect. Involucratae (Petit) Verdc.,
endemic to the South West Region of Cameroon and is assessed as ‘ Endangered ’ (EN) using the IUCN criteria. Th e species
is distinctive in P. sect. Involucratae due to its long petioles (6.5 – 12.0 cm), involucres of two pairs of large free bracts and
green corollas with included stamens in both longistylous and brevistylous fl owers.
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker,
Katherine Bouton
Alice Heaton
Dimitris Koureas,
Laurence Livermore,
Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft,
Ben Scott,
Vince Smith
