Two new species of Otoba (Myristicaceae) from Colombia

By

Santamaría-Aguilar, Daniel
Lagomarsino, Laura P.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

178

Pages

147--170

Subjects

Antioquia , Chocó , Magnoliales , Neotropics , Parque Nacional Natural Las Orquídeas , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.178.64564

 

Abstract

Otoba is the third largest genus of Myristicaceae in the Neotropics with 12 species, nine of them native to Colombia. Two new species from the department of Antioquia, O. scottmoriisp. nov. and O. squamosasp. nov., are described and illustrated. Otoba scottmorii occurs in humid, lowland forests, while O. squamosa occurs in premontane forest. Previously, Otoba scottmorii was confused with O. acuminata (which here is considered restricted to Costa Rica and Panama), while O. squamosa was confused with O. gordoniifolia. The similarities and differences between these and other species are discussed.