Bomarea pastazensis (Alstroemeriaceae), an exceptionally small new species from the eastern Andean slopes of Ecuador

By

Clark, John L. (John Littner)
Fierro Minda, Alisson
Exe, Nolan
Johnson, Mia
Tribble, Carrie M.
Jost, Lou

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

235

Pages

31--42

Subjects

Alstroemeriaceae , Andes , Bomarea , Ecuador , endemism , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.235.110525

 

Abstract

Recent field research on the eastern slopes of the Andes resulted in the discovery of a new species of Bomarea from the Cerro Candelaria Reserve in the Tungurahua province of Ecuador. Bomarea pastazensis is the second smallest species in the genus and differs from the smallest by the presence of glutinous trichomes on the ovary, glabrous sepals, and greenish-yellow petals with purple spots. Based on IUCN guidelines, a preliminary conservation status is assigned as Vulnerable (VU).