<p><strong><em>Coccinia subsessiliflora,</em></strong><strong> a new record for Kenya and notes on its phylogenetic position</strong></p>

• DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.424.2.4
• Publication Date: 2019-11-17T22:22:58Z
• Authors: DAVID KIMUTAI MELLY; NENG WEI; VIVIAN KATHAMBI; PENINAH CHEPTOO RONO; SOLOMON KIPKOECH; BENJAMIN MUEMA WA...; PERIS KAMAU; ROBERT WAHITI GITURU; GUANG-WAN HU
• Keywords: 0106 biological sciences; 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences; 15. Life on land; 01 natural sciences

Coccinia subsessiliflora (Cucurbitaceae) is newly recorded for Kenya, from South Nandi Forest. A morphological description and notes on its distribution and ecology are provided. A molecular phylogenetic analysis of 22 species of Coccinia based on the nuclear DNA sequence of the LEAFY-like 2nd intron was conducted, and the phylogenetic position of C. subsessiliflora is indicated.