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New taxa of Erythroxylum (Erythroxylaceae) from the Amazon basin.

Year: 1984

Type: article

Abstract: Three new species of Erythroxylumfrom Amazoniaare described: Enythroxylum nelson-rosaePlowman, E. schunkeiPlowman and E. tucuruiendePlowman. An emended des-cription is given for E; ligustrinum DC., previously know from a single collection from French Guiana: its is here cited from Brazil for the first time. A new variety, E. ligustrinum var. carajasensePlowman, is also described. A provisional list of all Erythroxylum species occurring in Amazonia and peripheral areas is appended.

Source: Acta Amazonica

DOI: 10.1590/1809-43921984145143

Author: Timothy Plowman

Institution: Field Museum of Natural History

Language: English

Topic: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: National Science Foundation

OpenAlex ID: W2469959132

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Cites: 3

Cited by: 16

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