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Issue: Vol. 701 No. 3: 20 May 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-05-20
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.701.3.4
Page range: 261-270
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A new species of Myrciaria and botanical novelties in the family Myrtaceae for Bolivia

Carrera de Ingeniería en Biotecnología, Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo (UCB), Km 9 ½ Carretera al Norte, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza (FAN), km 7 ½ Doble Vía La Guardia, Santa Cruz, Bolivia; Herbario del Oriente Boliviano (USZ), Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado/UAGRM, Av. Irala 565, casilla 2489, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza (FAN), km 7 ½ Doble Vía La Guardia, Santa Cruz, Bolivia; Herbario del Oriente Boliviano (USZ), Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado/UAGRM, Av. Irala 565, casilla 2489, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW93AE, United Kingdom
abayoy endemic species Eugenia stictopetala Eugenia tapacumensis Myrcianthes minimifolia Myrciaria cuspidata Myrciaria tenella new records azaraza “big bang” blooming type xylopodium zaraza Eudicots

Abstract

Myrciaria coimbrarum (tribe Myrteae, subtribe Pliniinae), a new species endemic to the Serranía Chiquitana and the Abayoy vegetation (department of Santa Cruz, Bolivia), is described. Myrciaria coimbrarum is compared with M. cuspidata which is the most similar species. In addition, Myrcianthes minimifolia is here reported as a new record for the Bolivian flora. Furthermore, for the Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Bolivia, the name Eugenia stictopetala should replace E. tapacumensis (= synonym of E. stictopetala) and Myrciaria tenella should be excluded, since as all the Bolivian specimens previous identified with this name correspond to M. cuspidata.

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How to Cite

Villarroel, D., Lino-Villalba, O.A., Arroyo-Herbas, L. & Klitgaard, B.B. (2025) A new species of Myrciaria and botanical novelties in the family Myrtaceae for Bolivia. Phytotaxa 701 (3): 261–270. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.701.3.4