Vochysia tepuiandina (Vochysiaceae), a new species from the sub andean cordillera forests

Huamantupa-Chuquimaco I. · Webbia (2020) · DOI: 10.36253/jopt-8999

Resumen

Vochysia tepuiandina is here described and illustrated. It occurs in southern Ecuador and northern Peru, and is associated with the disjunct “Andean Tepuis” forests found within the Andean piedmont and of the Amazonian forests. This species is placed in the Vochysia section Ciliantha subsection Ferrugineae. It is compared with the similar species V. angustifolia and V. sprucei.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco