An unexpected record of the endemic species Polylepis albicans Pilger (Rosaceae) in Huancavelica, Peru, with notes on its conservation and complex geographic distribution pattern

Quispe-Melgar H.R.; Llacua-Tineo Y.S.; Cuadros-Rojas R.D.; Huayta-Hinojosa L.D.; Poma K.L.L.; Ames-Martínez F.N.; Espinoza T.E.B. · Check List (2023) · DOI: 10.15560/19.2.199

Resumen

Polylepis albicans Pilger (Rosaceae) is restricted to the Cordillera Blanca in Ancash and La Libertad, northwestern Peru. Here, we report the occurrence of a new population of the species in Huancavelica, central Peru. We analyzed its morphology and compared samples of the new record with samples collected from the Cor-dillera Blanca, where the main populations of the species are concentrated. We discuss the complex patterns of the geographic distribution P. albicans and the implications for its conservation. © The authors.

Instituciones: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina; Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco; Universidad Continental; Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú