A new species of Nototriche (Malvaceae, Malvoideae) from the high Andes of Ecuador

By

Trujillo, Emilio J.
Espinel-Ortiz, David
Romoleroux, Katya
Muriel, Priscilla

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-8-5

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

261

Pages

1--12

Subjects

Antisana , Ecuador , Malvaceae , Nototriche , PÁramo , Páramo , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.261.157043

 

Abstract

A new species of Nototriche (Malvaceae, Malvoideae) growing in the high Andes of Ecuador is described. Nototriche antisanensis E.J.Trujillo, Muriel, Espinel-Ortiz & Romol. is a cushion plant known only from the Antisana volcano in northeastern Ecuador. Morphologically, it is most similar to N. jamesonii A.W.Hill, but it differs in its cushion habit and vegetative characters, such as indumentum, corolla tube size, stamen head morphology, and the number of mericarps per fruit. Photographs of living plants and a scientific illustration of the new species are provided. In addition, a distribution map, an identification key, and a table comparing the habit, morphology, and distribution of all Nototriche species known from Ecuador are included.