A new rare and endemic species of Sloanea (Elaeocarpaceae) from the Chocó region of Ecuador

By

Guevara Andino, Juan Ernesto
Fernández Fernández, Diana

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

160

Pages

131--139

Subjects

Chocó , Ecuador , endemic , lowland humid forest , Sloanea

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.160.54993

 

Abstract

A new species collected in the lowland forests of the Chocó region of Ecuador, Sloanea cayapensis, is described and illustrated and its morphological similarities with other species of Sloanea are discussed.