Malagasy Endemic Plant Families:
Revised Taxonomic Frameworks
                                        #      Newly          Newly       Placed Into
            Species   Recognized    Described   Synonymy
Asteropeiaceae     8          3   2         -
Didymelaceae                    2 (-3)         (1)               (1)         -              
Kaliphoraceae     1          -                  -         -
Melanophyllaceae     6                1                 1                 4
Physenaceae     2                -                  -                  -
Sarcolaenaceae ca. 65         27 (-2)       24 (-2)          -
Sphaerosepalaceae    18          2   -                  -
Total ca.103         36 (35%) 30 (29%)     4
Over 70% of the 30 newly described species are based upon collections that were made since the formerly available taxonomy was published.  Other new collections allowed us to reevaluate the validity of formerly recognized species and, conversely, to verify the existence of discrete species that were not previously distinguished despite earlier representative collections.  Clearly, assessments of conservation status based upon the taxonomic frameworks that existed prior to our reevaluation would have been highly flawed and misleading.