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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
Abstract views: 82
PDF downloaded: 77

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

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

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.

How to Cite

Persson, C. & Vargas, E.M. (2015)

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

. Phytotaxa 213 (1): 65–68. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.213.1.6