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Issue: Vol. 782 No. 1: 28 Oct. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-10-28
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.782.1.5
Page range: 73-80
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Scottmoria tete (Lecythidaceae), a new species from the Pacific lowlands of Colombia

Semillero de Investigación en Diversidad Funcional y Servicios Ecosistémicos; Grupo de Estudios Ambientales (GEA); Universidad del Cauca; Carrera 2A N.º 3N–111; Popayán; Cauca; Colombia
Herbario JBB Jardín Botánico de Bogotá José Celestino Mutis; Cl. 63 #68-95; Bogotá DC.; Colombia
Departamento de Biología; Facultad de Ciencias Naturales; Exactas y de la Educación; Universidad del Cauca; Carrera 2A N.º 3N–111; Popayán; Cauca; Colombia
Departamento de Biología; Facultad de Ciencias Naturales; Exactas y de la Educación; Universidad del Cauca; Carrera 2A N.º 3N–111; Popayán; Cauca; Colombia
Eudicots Cauca Choco biogeographic Eschweilera Flora of Colombia Nariño

Abstract

Scottmoria tete, a new species of Lecythidaceae from the Colombian Pacific forests of the Cauca and Nariño departments, is described and illustrated. It inhabits lowland vegetation formations between 0 and 40 m.a.s.l., associated with partially floodable and well-drained forests in the municipalities of Santa Bárbara de Iscuandé (Nariño) and Guapi (Cauca). It differs from Scottmoria petalocostata and S. amplexifolia by its obovate to elliptic, coriaceous leaves with an acute to cuneate base; unbranched racemose inflorescences; flowers with magenta, elliptic to oblong petals, all six bearing a costa that becomes more evident upon drying, and 360–380 stamens; as well as depressed-globose fruits with a calycine ring bearing persistent lobes and seeds completely surrounded by a thin white sarcotesta.

Scottmoria tete, una nueva especie de Lecythidaceae de los bosques del Pacífico colombiano, departamentos del Cauca y Nariño, es descrita e ilustrada. Habita coberturas de vegetación de tierras bajas entre 0 y 40 m.s.n.m., asociadas a bosques parcialmente inundables y drenados en los municipios de Santa Bárbara de Iscuandé (Nariño) y Guapi (Cauca). Se distingue de Scottmoria petalocostata y S. amplexifolia por presentar hojas obovadas a elípticas, coriáceas, con base aguda a cuneada; inflorescencias racemosas no ramificadas; flores con pétalos magenta, elípticos a oblongos, los seis con una costa que se hace más evidente al deshidratarse, y 360–380 estambres; así como frutos deprimido-globosos con un anillo calicino de lóbulos persistentes y semillas completamente rodeadas por una sarcotesta blanca y delgada.

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How to Cite

Wilmar, G.Z., Boris, V.T., Freddy, H.A.J. & Alejandro, T.G.L. (2026) Scottmoria tete (Lecythidaceae), a new species from the Pacific lowlands of Colombia. Phytotaxa 782 (1): 73–80. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.782.1.5