| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1980 |
| Authors: | Austin, Staples |
| Journal: | Brittonia |
| Volume: | 32 |
| Pagination: | 533-536 |
| Keywords: | GS, new combination, new genus, Xenostegia |
| Abstract: | Stigma anatomy, pollen morphology, cotyledon structure and other traits suggest that two species formerly considered members of Merremia fall outside an acceptable range of variation for that genus. A new genus, Xenostegia, is proposed for these two species. |
| Alternate Journal: | Brittonia |