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Issue: Vol. 269 No. 1: 29 July 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-07-29
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.269.1.2
Page range: 14–20
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PDF downloaded: 327

Chionanthus megistocarpus (Oleaceae), a new species from the Western Cordillera of Colombia

Real Jardín Botánico-CSIC, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Conservación, c/ Claudio Moyano 1, 28014 Madrid, España.
Jardín Botánico Joaquín Antonio Uribe, Calle 73 nº 51 D -14, Medellín, Colombia.
Chionanthus Colombia Neotropic New Species Oleaceae Subandean Forest Taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

We describe a new species of Chionanthus (Oleaceae), from the Subandean forests of the Western Cordillera of Colombia. C. megistocarpus is similar to the Ecuadorian species C. colonchensis, but presents leaves with longer petioles [(12–)15–30(–35) mm], with obtuse leaf blades, without abaxial domatia, with longer inflorescences (10–20 cm long) and the largest fruits for this genus in the Neotropics (4.5–5 cm long).

How to Cite

Fernández-Alonso, J.L. & Cogollo-Pacheco, Álvaro A. (2016)

Chionanthus megistocarpus (Oleaceae), a new species from the Western Cordillera of Colombia

. Phytotaxa 269 (1): 14–20. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.269.1.2