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Issue: Vol. 741 No. 2: 13 Feb. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-02-13
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.741.2.7
Page range: 226-232
Abstract views: 21
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Xanthosoma quitensis (Araceae), a new species from northwestern Ecuador

Jardín Botánico de Quito, Pasaje N34, Rumipamba E6-264 y Av. Shyris, Quito, Ecuador
Missouri Botanical Garden P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166, USA
Andean Chocó Aroid Flora endemic Mashpi–Tayra Metropolitan District of Quito Monocots

Abstract

Xanthosoma quitensis is described and illustrated as a new species endemic to the Mashpi-Tayra Reserve, within the Metropolitan District of Quito, northwestern Ecuador. It is compared with the morphologically similar species X. mashpiense and X. kvistii.

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How to Cite

Zambrano C., R. & Croat, T.B. (2026) Xanthosoma quitensis (Araceae), a new species from northwestern Ecuador. Phytotaxa 741 (2): 226–232. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.741.2.7