Vochysia awasensis (Vochysiaceae), nueva especie de los Bosques Montanos del Chocó ecuatoriano
Vochysia awasensis I. Huamantupa, is described and illustrated as new species of the family Vochysiaceae, belonging to the sect. Stafleu Ciliantha subsect. Megalanthae Stafleu, which comes from the montane forests of the Choco biogeographical region in the northwestern of Ecuador. The new species di...
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Published in | Revista peruana de biología Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 275 - 278 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | Spanish Portuguese English |
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Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
01.12.2011
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas |
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Summary: | Vochysia awasensis I. Huamantupa, is described and illustrated as new species of the family Vochysiaceae, belonging to the sect. Stafleu Ciliantha subsect. Megalanthae Stafleu, which comes from the montane forests of the Choco biogeographical region in the northwestern of Ecuador. The new species differs from its relatives V. megalantha and V. duquei, by its inconspicuous and recurrent petiole, blade 17-33,5 (-35) x 4,5-10 cm, and petals 2,4-3 x 0,6 to 0,9 cm.
Vochysia awasensis I. Huamantupa, es descrita e ilustrada como especie nueva de la familia Vochysiaceae, perteneciente a la sect. Ciliantha Stafleu subsect. Megalanthae Stafleu, proviene de los bosques montanos de la región biogeográfica del Chocó en el noroeste de Ecuador. Presenta mayor afinidad a V. megalantha y V. duquei, pero a su vez se distingue de estas por presentar el peciolo sésil poco conspicuo y decurrente, limbo foliar de 17-33,5 (-35) x 4,5-10 cm; pétalos florales entre 2,4-3 x 0,6-0,9 cm. |
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ISSN: | 1561-0837 1727-9933 1727-9933 |
DOI: | 10.15381/rpb.v18i3.437 |