Abstract
Syrrhopodon cuneifolius Thér. is lectotypified and confirmed as a good species, endemic to Madagascar. The features distinguishing it from the superficially similar Syrrhopodon leprieurii Mont., and morphological variation in the latter are discussed. In contrast to the leaves in S. leprieurii, those in S. cuneifolius generally lack large spines, possess a costa with a ventral cortex of small pluripapillose cells, and have a marginal stereome that fails short of the leaf apex. Consideration is given to removing Syrrhopodon recurvulus Mitt. from synonymy with S. leprieurii and placing it in synonymy with Syrrhopodon gaudichaudii Mont.
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Natural History Museum, London (BM). I am grateful to the curators in G, MO, NY and PC for the loan of specimens, and to Jo Wilbraham (BM) for constructive comments on an earlier manuscript for this article.
Taxonomic Additions and Changes: Nil.