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Type: Article
Published: 2018-05-11
Page range: 101–114
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Three new species of Freziera (Pentaphylacaceae, Freziereae) from Bolivia and Peru

Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, 103 Life Sciences Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803-1705, USA Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-0299, USA
Herbario Nacional de Bolivia (LPB), Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Cota Cota, Calle 27, Campus Universitario, Casilla 10077 Correo Central, La Paz, Bolivia Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-0299, USA
Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, 103 Life Sciences Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803-1705, USA
Eudicots Andes ceja de monte endemic Ericales Madidi Taxonomy Theaceae Yungas

Abstract

We describe and illustrate three new species of Freziera collected from the “ceja de monte yungueña” cloud forests in Bolivia and Peru. Freziera apolobambensis and F. erickitae, both endemic to Bolivia, have small leaves and pink-magenta flowers, whereas F. magnibracteolata, found in Peru and Bolivia, is characterized by its adaxially pubescent leaves with whitish beige trichomes and inflorescences with large bracts and bracteoles. An extinction risk assessment based on the IUCN Red List categories and criteria indicates that F. apolobambensis should be considered Critically Endangered (CR), whereas F. erickitae and F. magnibracteolata should be considered Endangered (EN). The distribution, phenology, and habitat of the new taxa are provided, and affinities with their presumed closest relatives are discussed.