Integrative taxonomic study of Coccoloba gracilis (Polygonaceae) and C. ruiziana from Amotape–Huancabamba neotropical biodiversity hotspot

Itziar Aarnelas; Ernesto Pérez-Collares; Jorge Luis Armijos-Barros; María Fernando Moreno-Aguilar; Augusta Yadira Cueva Agila; Juan Javier Ortiz-Díaz; Xavier Cornejo; Vanessa R. Invernón

Integrative taxonomic study of Coccoloba gracilis (Polygonaceae) and C. ruiziana from Amotape–Huancabamba neotropical biodiversity hotspot

Itziar Aarnelas, Ernesto Pérez-Collares, Jorge Luis Armijos-Barros, María Fernando Moreno-Aguilar, Augusta Yadira Cueva Agila, Juan Javier Ortiz-Díaz, Xavier Cornejo, Vanessa R. Invernón

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Accurate species delimitation is necessary to estimate species diversity. However, species delimitation remains challenging in the poorly studied Coccoloba genus in the northern Andes. Coccoloba gracilis and C. ruiziana are endemic related species inhabiting dry seasonal tropical forest of the Amotape–Huancabamba zone in Ecuador and Peru. The identity of C. ruiziana is widely recognized. However, some information about C. gracilis is missing and its identity has not been thoroughly checked by previous authors. We used morphological, phylogenetic, and ecological data in a robust methodological approach to investigate species boundaries. We studied 251 specimens from 17 herbaria, representing the entire distribution range of this species. Morphometric analysis suggested significant differentiation of multiple traits. Our phylogeny recovered Coccoloba gracilis related to C.

Idioma original	Inglés estadounidense
Publicación	Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
Estado	Publicada - 16 ene. 2025

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Integrative taxonomic study of Coccoloba gracilis (Polygonaceae) and C. ruiziana from Amotape–Huancabamba neotropical biodiversity hotspot. / Aarnelas, Itziar; Pérez-Collares, Ernesto; Armijos-Barros, Jorge Luis et al.
En: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 16.01.2025.

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