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Issue: Vol. 730 No. 2: 19 Nov. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-11-19
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.730.2.5
Page range: 177-188
Abstract views: 297
PDF downloaded: 8

Two new species of the Colombian endemic genus Allomaieta (Melastomataceae: Cyphostyleae)

Grupo de Estudios Botánicos (GEOBOTA) and Herbario Universidad de Antioquia (HUA), Instituto de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Antioquia, Calle 67 Nº 53-108, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Fundación Conservación de la Selva Colombiana. Cra 24 # 46-72, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia; Grupo de Investigación Biodiversidad y Recursos Fitogenéticos and Herbario Universidad de Caldas (FAUC), Edificio Bicentenario, Calle 65 No. 26-10, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
Fundación Conservación de la Selva Colombiana. Cra 24 # 46-72, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia; Grupo de Investigación Biodiversidad y Recursos Fitogenéticos and Herbario Universidad de Caldas (FAUC), Edificio Bicentenario, Calle 65 No. 26-10, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
Fundación Conservación de la Selva Colombiana. Cra 24 # 46-72, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia; Grupo de Investigación Biodiversidad y Recursos Fitogenéticos and Herbario Universidad de Caldas (FAUC), Edificio Bicentenario, Calle 65 No. 26-10, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
Andes Flora of Caldas Flora of Colombia Selva de Florencia Magdalena Caldense Eudicots

Abstract

Allomaieta is the most diverse genus of the tribe Cyphostyleae (Melastomataceae) and is only known for Colombia. In this contribution two new species of Allomaieta are described and illustrated: Allomaieta melidae and A. peltata. Both grow in the inter-Andean valleys of Central cordillera in the Department of Caldas. Based on their restricted distribution and habitat degradation pressure where these new taxa occur, we present preliminary threat assessments under IUCN guidelines and criteria.

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How to Cite

Murillo-Serna, J.S., Sierra-Giraldo, J.A., Orozco-A, J.A.. & Posada-Herrera, J.M. (2025) Two new species of the Colombian endemic genus Allomaieta (Melastomataceae: Cyphostyleae). Phytotaxa 730 (2): 177–188. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.730.2.5