title: Two new records of palm species for Gabon:Sclerosperma profizianumValk. & Sunder. andEremospatha quiquecostulataBecc.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Gabon is an important center of biodiversity in Central Africa. The country contains to date 27 species of palms. However, palms are generally poorly collected as these massive plants are hard to press and curate. Thus, our understanding remains incomplete, especially in Central Africa.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We report three new records of two palm species for Gabon:Sclerosperma profizianumValk. & Sunder. andEremospatha quiquecostulataBecc.. The former species was collected in southeast Gabon, near Ndindi, while the later was collected in the Massif du Chaillu and Monts de Cristal National Park (Crystal Mountains National Park). The total number of palm species for Gabon is now 29, making it an important centre of palm diversity in Central Africa.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Pharmacopée et Médecines Traditionnelles (IPHAMETRA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CENAREST), Libreville, Gabon.
authors.forename: Paul Henri
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Bourobou Bourobou
authors.affiliation: Herbier National du Gabon, Libreville, Gabon.
authors.forename: Raoul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Niangadouma
authors.affiliation: Herbier National du Gabon, Libreville, Gabon.
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Issembe
authors.affiliation: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Montpellier, France; Université de Yaoundé I, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Département des Sciences Biologiques, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
authors.forename: Thomas L P
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Couvreur
keywords:  Arecaceae ; Gabon; flora; new records; rattan