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A NEW SPECIES OF FREZIERA (PENTAPHYLACACEAE) FROM ECUADOR, WITH LARGE LEAVES AND FLOWERS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 August 2016

D. Santamaría-Aguilar ,
D. A. Neill  and
L. P. Lagomarsino
D. Santamaría-Aguilar*
Affiliation:
Missouri Botanical Garden, PO Box 299, St Louis, Missouri 63166-0299, USA.
D. A. Neill
Affiliation:
Universidad Estatal Amazónica, Puyo, Pastaza, Ecuador.
L. P. Lagomarsino
Affiliation:
Missouri Botanical Garden, PO Box 299, St Louis, Missouri 63166-0299, USA. Department of Biology, University of Missouri – St Louis, St Louis, Missouri 63121, USA.
*
E-mail for correspondence: daniel.santamaria366@gmail.com
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Abstract

Freziera grandiflora (Pentaphylacaceae), a new species from western Ecuador with relatively large leaves, flowers and fruits, is described and illustrated. Its distribution, phenology, habitat and relationship to allied species are discussed. Its conservation status is tentatively considered Vulnerable.

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Cloud forestEricalesFrezieraPentaphylacaceaeReserva Río GuajalitoTheaceae

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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 73 , Issue 3 , November 2016 , pp. 291 - 296
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2016) 

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