A new species of plinia (Myrtaceae) from ecuador, with demographic notes from a large forest plot

Maria Lúcia Kawasaki*, Álvaro J. Pérez

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Abstract

Plinia yasuniana, a new species from Ecuadorian Amazon is described and illustrated. This new species is characterized by the large leaves with numerous, impressed lateral veins and subcordate to truncate bases. In a 25-ha plot at Yasuní National Park there are 14 individuals with dbh ≥ 1 cm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)19-20
Number of pages2
JournalHarvard Papers in Botany
Volume17
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2012

Keywords

  • 25-ha plot
  • Ecuador
  • Myrtaceae
  • Plinia
  • Yasuni

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