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Issue: Vol. 736 No. 2: 30 Dec. 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-12-30
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.736.2.7
Page range: 183-186
Abstract views: 111
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Arenaria nana is the correct name instead of A. muscoides (Caryophyllaceae) for a Critically Endangered endemic species of Ecuador

Herbario QCA, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Naturales y Ambientales, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Av. 12 de Octubre 1076 y Vicente Ramón Roca, 170525 Quito, Ecuador
Herbario QCA, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Naturales y Ambientales, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Av. 12 de Octubre 1076 y Vicente Ramón Roca, 170525 Quito, Ecuador
Caryophyllaceae Eudicots

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How to Cite

Trujillo, E.J. & Muriel, P. (2025) Arenaria nana is the correct name instead of A. muscoides (Caryophyllaceae) for a Critically Endangered endemic species of Ecuador. Phytotaxa 736 (2): 183–186. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.736.2.7