Elephantorrhiza goetzei subsp. lata (Brenan & Brummitt) S.A. O'Donnell & G.P. Lewis comb. nov.

Type.

ZAMBIA. Katombora, Morze 55 (holotype: FHO [00096339U]).

Basionym.

Elephantorrhiza goetzei (Harms) Harms subsp. lata Brenan & Brummitt, Bol. Soc. Brot., Sér . 2, 39: 189. 1965.

Description.

Leaves with 4-15 pairs of pinnae, pinna rachis 6.5-15 cm long. Leaflets 9-28 pairs per pinna, 12-22 × 4-8 mm.

Distribution.

Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Habitat and ecology.

Woodland of various types.

Note.

Grobler (2012, p. 129) does not accept subspecific taxa within E. goetzei on the basis that the additional material she collected across the species range revealed the morphological variation in leaf characters to be continuous.