Title
New species of Brayopsis, Descurainia, Draba, Neuontobotrys and Weberbauera (Brassicaceae) from Peru
Date Issued
01 June 2013
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Springer Nature
Abstract
Summary: Six new species of Brassicaceae (Brayopsis chacasensis Al-Shehbaz & A. Cano, Descurainia canoensis Al-Shehbaz, Draba canoensis Al-Shehbaz, Trinidad, Ed. Navarro & D. Rodr.-Paredes, D. punoensis Al-Shehbaz, Ed. Navarro, Trinidad & A. Cano, Neuontobotrys camanaensis Al-Shehbaz & A. Cano, and Weberbauera ayacuchoensis Al-Shehbaz, A. Cano & Trindad) are described and illustrated, and their distinguishing characters from nearest relatives are discussed. Brief notes on the diversity of these five genera in South America, especially Peru, are discussed. © 2013 The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Start page
219
End page
231
Volume
68
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Conservación de la Biodiversidad
Ciencias de las plantas, Botánica
Subjects
Publication version
Version of Record
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84879251785
Source
Kew Bulletin
ISSN of the container
0075-5974
Sponsor(s)
AC is grateful to the Program for Latin America and the Caribbean, World Wildlife Fund (Grant FA-90 to B. Leon, K. R. Young & A. Cano 1997 − 1998), Smithsonian Institution, and South China Botanical Garden for funding that supported the botanical expeditions that lead to the discovery of some of the new species above. Also we are grateful to Blanca León for important suggestions on the manuscript.
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