A new species of Espeletiopsis (Millerieae, Asteraceae) from Colombia

Abstract. A new species of Espeletiopsis was found in two small páramos of Norte de Santander, Colombia. The species is named Espeletiopsis diazii honoring the contributions of Santiago Díaz-Piedrahita in recognition of his vast knowledge of the Compositae in Colombia. This is a very distinctive spe...

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Autores principales: Diazgranados, Mauricio, Sánchez, Luis Roberto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3881351/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24399905
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.32.6387
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Sumario:Abstract. A new species of Espeletiopsis was found in two small páramos of Norte de Santander, Colombia. The species is named Espeletiopsis diazii honoring the contributions of Santiago Díaz-Piedrahita in recognition of his vast knowledge of the Compositae in Colombia. This is a very distinctive species, markedly different from most of the Espeletiopsis present in Colombia. The new species is closely related to Espeletiopsis caldasii and Espeletiopsis santanderensis, but differs in having (1–)4–6(–7) capitula, with very short peduncles, and capitula arranged in a compact or densely glomerate cyme. With a total distribution area of less than 75 km(2), this species is probably critically endangered or imperiled.

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