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Published: 2024-11-14
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Two new Themistoclesia (Ericaceae: Vaccinieae) from Peru

The New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10458-5126.
Plant Biodiversity, Department Life Science Systems, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Emil-Ramann-Str. 2, D-85354 Freising, Germany.
The New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10458-5126.
Andes endemics new species taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Themistoclesia david-smithii and T. gigantiflora (Ericaceae: Vaccinieae), from the Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park located in central Peru, are described and illustrated.

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