A striking new species of Amaioua (Gardenieae-Rubiaceae) from the Colombian Andes

Claes Persson; Enrique Mendez Vargas

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.213.1.6

Issue: Vol. 213 No. 1: 11 June 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-06-11

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.213.1.6

Page range: 65–68

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**A striking new species of Amaioua (Gardenieae-Rubiaceae) from the Colombian Andes**

Claes Persson⁺⁻
Enrique Mendez Vargas⁺⁻

Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 461, S-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden

Carrera 17#7a-17, Armenia, Quindio, Colombia

Alibertia group Gardenieae Rubiaceae Colombia Eudicots

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Abstract

A new species of Amaioua, A. macrosepala, is described and illustrated. It is found at 1700–2080 m elevation in the Cordillera Central of the Colombian Andes. This new species is easily distinguished from all other species of Amaioua by its persistent, foliose calyx lobes.