A third species of Polyspatha, an endemic African genus of Commelinaceae
Polyspatha oligospatha Faden, the third species in a small African endemic genus of Commelinaceae, is described. It is widespread but has been overlooked milwaukee 2485-22 because of its small stature and resemblance to small plants of P.paniculata. It differs from both P.paniculata and P.hirsuta, the two other species, by its leaf pube