Title
Dendrophorbium chopinii (Compositae: Senecioneae), a new species from amazonas region, Peru
Date Issued
14 July 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Magnolia Press
Abstract
A new species of Dendrophorbium from northern Peru is described and illustrated. The species is, so far, only known from the type locality in southern Leimebamba Province (Amazonas Region, Peru). Morphological characters are provided in order to distinguish it from the closest relatives. A table with the morphological comparison with other species of Dendrophorbium is provided.
Start page
210
End page
216
Volume
313
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Conservación de la Biodiversidad
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85025084000
Source
Phytotaxa
ISSN of the container
11793155
Source funding
University of Southern Maine
Sponsor(s)
The author acknowledges John S. Ingham (Oxford, UK) for supporting me in my botanical studies in Huánuco and Amazonas (Peru). Rob Dover guided me in the remote areas of Tajopampa in Leimebamba. Anna Guengerich is appreciated for the invitation to the archaeological site of La Joya, where the type specimen was found. Luis García Llatas and Eyrin Chavez helped me during fieldwork. I also thank Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, David Hunt, Gisela Sancho, and Anne Marshall for providing me with literature. Directors of the herbaria CUZ, HUT, USM, F, L, and MO are acknowledged for facilitating me the access to the collections. The author also thank Servicio Nacional Forestal (SERFOR, Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Peru) for the collection permit N° 45-2017-SERFOR-DGGSPFFS.
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