Title
A new species of Ceroxylon (Arecaceae) from Cordillera Azul National Park - Peru
Date Issued
12 February 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Valdivia M.I.V.
Publisher(s)
Magnolia Press
Abstract
A new species of Ceroxylon from the Cordillera Azul National Park in Peru is described and illustrated. The main distinguishing feature of the new species, named C. ravenii, is its acaulescent habit. So far, only one population has been recorded at an elevation of 1240 m in the wilderness zone of the protected area.
Start page
267
End page
276
Volume
483
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias de las plantas, Botánica
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85100618740
Source
Phytotaxa
ISSN of the container
11793155
Sponsor(s)
We also thank Dr. Henk van der Werff and the Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development (CCSD) of the Missouri Botanical Garden, for providing financial support for research within the area, especially to Olga Martha Montiel for the trust and opportunity to carry out botanical explorations and investigations in Peru. To Ing° Rodolfo Vásquez M., director of the Missouri Botanical Garden program in Peru, for the opportunity to conduct botanical explorations through which many new species to science have been discovered; likewise to Blgo. Rocío Rojas Gonzáles for obtaining and managing the respective entry authorizations to the protected natural area. To the park rangers of PV5 surveillance post “Misquiyaquillo”: Agustín Vergara and Wilder Guerrero who accompanied the expedition. To the field assistants César Rojas T. who transported the reseach team to the study área, as well as J. Flores S., G. Shareva, A. García G. and R. García C., who collaborated in the development of field activities during the botanical exploration. Finally, to María José Sanín, William Baker and an anonymous reviewer, who invested considerable time in the revision of the manuscript, and contributed to make possible its publication.
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