Ceratostema limonensis (Ericaceae), a new species from the Province of Morona-Santiago, Ecuador

By

Jiménez, Marco
Iturralde, Gabriel
Gutiérrez Del Pozo, Diego
Lapo-González, Nadia
Kuethe, J.
Garzón-Suárez, Henry

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-9-17

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

263

Pages

37--47

Subjects

Amazon , Andes , premontane forest , rainforest , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.263.159645

 

Abstract

A new species of Ceratostema (Vaccinieae) from south-eastern Ecuador is here described and illustrated. Ceratostema limonensis is distinguished by the singular, subflexuous young branches. The new species is compared to the morphologically similar C. gualaquizensis, which differs by the subterete, longer rachis and shorter corollas with narrower monochromatic corolla lobes. A brief history of the species from the tribe Vaccinieae in Ecuador is provided. Further taxonomic discussions, distribution and conservation status for the new species are provided in this paper.