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Type: Article
Published: 2019-11-06
Page range: 145–157
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Two new species of Tetrathylacium (Salicaceae) from Ecuador

Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium, Biological Sciences, Department, Louisiana State University, 103 Life Sciences Building, Baton Rouge 70803-1705, LA, USA. Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis 63166-0299, Missouri, USA.
Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis 63166-0299, Missouri, USA.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Flacourtiaceae Malpighiales Pastaza South America taxonomy Amazonia Sarayaku ant-mutualisms Eudicots

Abstract

Two new species from Pastaza Province Ecuador, Tetrathylacium longirachis and T. sarayakuorum are described and illustrated, one species name previously placed in synonymy, T. nutans is recognized as a distinct species and illustrated. In doing so we increase the number of accepted species in the genus from two to five and identify the Pastaza region in Ecuador as an area of exceptional species richness for Tetrathylacium. We also lectotypify the generotype, T. macrophyllum and neotipify T. nutans. In addition, we provide a key for the identification of the species.