Open AccessEspecie nueva de Weinmannia (Cunoniaceae) de los Bosques andinos altimontanos de La Paz, Bolivia
Author(s) -
A C.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
darwiniana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1850-1699
pISSN - 0011-6793
DOI - 10.14522/darwiniana.2021.91.934
Subject(s) - iucn red list , geography , phenology , conservation status , montane ecology , biology , iucn protected area categories , ecology , botany , habitat
Weinmannia epicae is described and illustrated. It grows in Andean high-montane forests of the Yungas region in the department of La Paz, northwestern Bolivia, between 2900 and 3300 m. It differs from other morphologically similar species as W. cundinamarcensis, W. haenkeana and W. pubescens by having the maximum number of leaflets pairs usually between 10 to 14, medial leaflets of 1.3 to 2.3 cm, with more or less rough surface and undersurfaces with hirsute to hirsute-villous indument, and mature capsules villous-pubescent of 5-7 × 1.8-2.7 mm, conspicuously pedicellated. The differences with morphological similar species are pointed out, and information on their geographical distribution, ecology, phenology and the assessment of conservation status according to IUCN criteria are provided.