Two new species of Dendrophthora (Viscaceae) from the Venezuelan Andes

By

Canelón, Daniela
Nino, Santos Miguel
Dorr, Laurence J.
Caraballo-Ortiz, Marcos A.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

140

Pages

1--10

Subjects

Flora of Venezuela , Guaramacal National Park , mistletoe , muérdago , Páramo , Parque Nacional Guaramacal , Subpáramo

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.140.48865

 

Abstract

Two new species of Dendrophthora Eichler (Viscaceae) from northwestern Venezuela are described and illustrated. Both mistletoes, D. apiculata Canelón et al., sp. nov. and D. coronata Canelón et al., sp. nov., are confined to subpáramo and páramo ecosystems of the Venezuelan Andes and are, at present, only known from Guaramacal National Park (Portuguesa and Trujillo states). Ecological aspects and possible taxonomic affinities are discussed. A distribution map also is presented.