Two New Species of Persea (Lauraceae) from Ecuador

Two new species of Persea Mill. (Lauraceae) are described from Ecuador. Persea basiobtusa Rohwer is a typical member of subgenus Eriodaphne Nees sect. Eriodaphne (Nees) Meisn., but stands out by its small flowers and obtuse to truncate leaf bases. Persea dryadum Rohwer belongs to subgenus Eriodaphne...

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Published inNovon (Saint Louis, Mo.) Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 198 - 204
Main Authors Rohwer, Jens G., van der Werff, Henk
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published the Missouri Botanical Garden 19.09.2023
Subjects
Ecuador
Lauraceae
new species
Persea
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Summary:Two new species of Persea Mill. (Lauraceae) are described from Ecuador. Persea basiobtusa Rohwer is a typical member of subgenus Eriodaphne Nees sect. Eriodaphne (Nees) Meisn., but stands out by its small flowers and obtuse to truncate leaf bases. Persea dryadum Rohwer belongs to subgenus Eriodaphne sect. Hexanthera (Mez) L. E. Kopp and is distinct by its lanate lower leaf surface.
ISSN:1055-3177
1945-6174
DOI:10.3417/2023854