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A close comparison of Bathysa and Schizocalyx has revealed that the two taxa are congeneric. In addition, the two species currently recognized under Schizocalyx are conspecific and transferred to Bathysa, for which a new combination is proposed (B. bracteosa).
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Delprete, P.G. Notes on calycophyllous Rubiaceae. Part II. Morphological comparison of the genera Bathysa and Schizocalyx. Brittonia 49, 480–486 (1997). https://doi.org/10.2307/2807737
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