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Bomarea pastazensis (Alstroemeriaceae), an exceptionally small new species from the eastern Andean slopes of Ecuador

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Recent field research on the eastern slopes of the Andes resulted in the discovery of a new species of Bomarea from the Cerro Candelaria Reserve in the Tungurahua province of Ecuador. Bomarea pastazensis is the second smallest species in the genus and differs from the smallest by the presence of glutinous trichomes on the ovary, glabrous sepals, and greenish-yellow petals with purple spots. Based on IUCN guidelines, a preliminary conservation status is assigned as Vulnerable (VU).

Source: PhytoKeys

DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.235.110525

Authors: John L. Clark, Alisson Fierro-Minda, Nolan Exe, Mia Johnson, Carrie M. Tribble, Lou Jost

Institutions: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Fundación EcoMinga - Red de Protección de Bosques Amenazados, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Language: English

Topic: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $754

OpenAlex ID: W4388566552

FWCI: 0.792

Cites: 14

Cited by: 3

Related to: 10