Gentianella viridiflora (Gentianaceae), a new species from the Peruvian Andes

Simon Pfanzelt; Steven Sylvester; Lolita Ammann; Mitsy Sylvester

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.222.4.6

Issue: Vol. 222 No. 4: 21 August 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-08-21

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.222.4.6

Page range: 283–289

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Gentianella viridiflora (Gentianaceae), a new species from the Peruvian Andes

Simon Pfanzelt⁺⁻
Steven Sylvester⁺⁻
Lolita Ammann⁺⁻
Mitsy Sylvester⁺⁻

Institute of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Str. 9-11, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany

Institute of Systematic Botany, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, CH-8008 Zurich, Switzerland

Institute of Systematic Botany, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, CH-8008 Zurich, Switzerland Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Avenida de la Cultura 733, Cusco, Peru

Central Andes cleistogamy Gentianeae grazing adapted puna grassland Swertiinae Eudicots Peru

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Abstract

Gentianella viridiflora (Gentianaceae, Gentianeae, Swertiinae), here described and illustrated, is a new species from the Cordillera Vilcabamba, southern Peru. Its yellowish-green corolla distinguishes it from other South American species of the genus that share a similar set of morphological features. The new species is known only from the type locality where it occurs in grazed areas next to Polylepis woodland.