Brownea jaramilloi (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae), a new, over-looked species endemic to the Ecuadorian Amazon

Álvaro J. Pérez, Bente B. Klitgård, Charilaos Saslis-Lagoudakis, Renato Valencia

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Abstract

Summary: Brownea jaramilloi, a new species, endemic to the northeastern Ecuadorian Amazon, is described and illustrated, and its placement in the genus discussed. It is unique in the genus Brownea in being characterised by yellow flowers. In a 25-ha plot in Yasuni National Park, this new species averaged 20 individuals (with dbh ≥ 1 cm) per hectare.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)157-162
Number of pages6
JournalKew Bulletin
Volume68
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2013

Keywords

  • DNA
  • endemism
  • Fabaceae
  • IUCN
  • matK
  • taxonomy
  • Yasuni National Park

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