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Issue: Vol. 730 No. 2: 19 Nov. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-11-19
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.730.2.10
Page range: 225-231
Abstract views: 116
PDF downloaded: 6

Racinaea rufescens (Bromeliaceae), a new species from northern Peru

Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, Tacna y Arica 160, 04001 Arequipa, Perú; Instituto Científico Michael Owen Dillon, Jorge Chávez 610, Arequipa, Perú
Botanic Garden, University of Utrecht (U), Utrecht, Netherlands; Quantitative Biodiversity Dynamics (QBD), University of Utrecht (U), Utrecht, Netherlands
Instituto Científico Michael Owen Dillon, Jorge Chávez 610, Arequipa, Perú; Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Perú
Tillandsioideae ecotone cloud forest endemism Andes Monocots

Abstract

Racinaea rufescens, a new species of Bromeliaceae from montane forests of Rodríguez de Mendoza Province, Amazonas region, northeastern Peru, is described and illustrated. The species is characterized by its small size, once-branched inflorescence with 2–7 laxly arranged spikes, 2.7–5 cm long, strongly reduced floral bracts 2–3 mm long, always shorter than the sepals, and glabrous orange–reddish sepals. Racinaea rufescens has been confused with the related species R. steyermarkii and R. lutheri, but a detailed comparative morphological analysis confirms that it represents a distinct taxon restricted to the Andean-Amazonian transition of northern Peru.

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How to Cite

Treviño-Zevallos, I.F., Gouda, E.J. & Quipuscoa-Silvestre, V. (2025) Racinaea rufescens (Bromeliaceae), a new species from northern Peru. Phytotaxa 730 (2): 225–231. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.730.2.10