A new disjunct species of Eriolaena (Malvaceae, Dombeyoideae) from Continental Africa

Eriolaenarulkensii Dorr, sp. nov. is described and illustrated. This attractive shrub is endemic to coastal Mozambique. The new species has apically winged seeds, which place it in a group of Malvaceae (Dombeyoideae) that is found in Asia and Madagascar and which had not previously been found in continental Africa.