Charlotte Couch

Keetia tinka sp. nov. & K. kounounkan sp.nov. (Rubiaceae - Vanguerieae) new threatened forest climbers and shrubs of sandstone plateau of the Republic of Guinea.

Two new Keetia species from Guinea are described, with conservation status assessments.

Traditional uses, population, threats and conservation of the bansouman or gingerbread plum Neocarya macrophylla (Chrysobalanaceae) in Republic of Guinea (West Africa)

This study documents the traditional uses, population structure, threats, and conservation status of Neocarya macrophylla in Guinea and proposes a conservation action plan.

Nuclear phylogenomics of grasses (Poaceae) supports current classification and reveals repeated reticulation

This study constructs a nuclear phylogeny of grasses using genome-scale data, showing agreement with plastome phylogeny and evidence for repeated reticulation events.

Virectaria stellata (Sabiceeae Rubiaceae), a new sandstone cliff species from the Republic of Guinea with stellate hairs recorded for the first time in the Rubiaceae

The paper describes a new plant species, Virectaria stellata, from Guinea, noting its unique stellate hairs and habitat in sandstone cliffs.

Convolvulaceae of Guinea: taxonomy, conservation and useful plants

This paper provides a taxonomic treatment of the Convolvulaceae family in Guinea, documenting species, their uses, and preliminary conservation assessments.