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Issue: Vol. 666 No. 1: 26 Sept. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-09-26
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.666.1.6
Page range: 59-66
Abstract views: 51
PDF downloaded: 5

Blakea cubarralensis (Melastomataceae: Pyxidantheae): a new species from Colombia

Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Carrera 7 No. 40–62, Bogotá DC, Colombia.
Herbario JBB, Jardín Botánico de Bogotá, Avenida Calle 63 No. 68–95, Bogotá DC, Colombia.
Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Carrera 7 No. 40–62, Bogotá DC, Colombia.
Herbario Forestal UDBC, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Carrera 5 Este No. 15–82, Bogotá DC, Colombia.
Andes biodiversity conservation endemism taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of Blakea (Melastomataceae) from the department of Meta, Colombia is described and illustrated here, with comments on its etymology, distribution and habitat, phenology, conservation status and taxonomic affinities. Blakea cubarralensis sp. nov. is readily distinguished by its floral bracteoles that are longer than the calyx lobes, the outer pair ovate-elliptic with a long-acuminate apex and 3-nerved, the lobed calyx, the anther connective prolonged into a blunt knob and the ovary 12-locular. The new species is categorized as Endangered (EN) according to the IUCN Red List. This novelty highlights the importance of sub-andean forests and the need to conserve and increase botanical explorations in them.

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