A new striking and critically endangered species of Nasa (Loasaceae, Cornales) from North Peru

By

Henning, Tilo
Acuña-Castillo, Rafael H
Rodríguez Rodríguez, Eric F.
García Llatas, Luis
Weigend, Maximilian, 1969-

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

121

Pages

13-28

Subjects

Amotape-Huancabamba-Zone , Angeldiazia , Chiñama , Lambayeque , Laquipampa , Loasaceae , narrow-endemic , Nasa , new species , Peru

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.121.33927

 

Abstract

Nasaangeldiazioidessp. nov.is described and illustrated. The species is restricted to two forest remnants on the western slope of the northern Peruvian Andes (Dept. Lambayeque) where it is found in the undergrowth of primary forest. The new taxon shows a unique leaf morphology in the family Loasaceae. Molecular and morphological data show that the new species belongs to theNasatriphyllagroup. Since the relic forests of the north-western Andes are increasingly threatened by the effects of climate change, i.e. droughts and wildfires, the new species already faces imminent extinction.