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2024
Journal article
Integrative taxonomy led to recognising Clusia reginae (Clusiaceae), a new tree species from the Venezuelan Andes.
(Clusiaceae) is described using an integrative taxonomy approach. Field observations, discriminant analyses of morphological characters and phylogenetic inference based on molecular data led to the recognition of a new species of tree. This new taxon is distinct for having broadly obovate leaves, white petals, bright yellow flower resin and relatively...Luján, Manuel ; Paolini-Ruiz, Jorge ; Sanoja, Elio ; Rojas, Cherry A. ; Ely, Francisca
Clusia reginae, New species, Venezuela, Andes, and Taxonomy
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2023
Journal article
Checklist of Orchidaceae from Caquetá, Colombia.
A checklist of Orchidaceae from Caquetá, Colombia is presented here. We recorded 98 genera and 418 species, exceeding a previous inventory by 276 species. The checklist is conservative in the number of genera and species by including only taxa that were fully and reliably identified and that are either linked... -
2022
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Two new species of Stenostephanus (Acanthaceae) and a new record from Peru.
Two new species of and are described and illustrated. Distribution maps and notes on their conservation status are provided. is transferred to as , now that is subsumed in .Villanueva-Espinoza, Rosa ; Wood, John R. I.
Loreto, Otishi National Park (Peru), Andes, New species, Bora community, Stenostephanus, Junín (Peru), Razisea, Peru, Kalbreyeriella, and Taxonomy
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2021
Journal article
A revision of the genus Ruagea (Meliaceae: Melioideae).
The neotropical genus H.Karst. is revised. Fifteen species are recognised, including three T.D.Penn., T.D.Penn. and T.D.Penn. which are described as new to science. A key to the species is presented, along with information on the morphology, distribution, ecology, conservation assessments, local names, uses and field characters. All species are mapped...Pennington, Terence D. ; Barker, Amy ; Rojas-Andres, Blanca M.
Distribution, Conservation, Morphology, Montane forest, Andes, and Trees
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2019
Journal article
Páramo Calamagrostis s.l. (Poaceae): An updated list and key to the species known or likely to occur in páramos of NW South America and southern Central America including two new species, one new variety and five new records for Colombia.
(syn. ), as traditionally circumscribed, is one of the most speciose genera from páramo grasslands of northwest South America and southern Central America and often dominates these high-elevation habitats. However, it remains difficult for researchers to accurately identify the species due to a lack of floristic treatments for most of... -
2021
Journal article
Two new orchid species (Camaridium: Maxillariinae; Lepanthes: Pleurothallidinae) from the Pacific slope of the northern Andes, Colombia.
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2022
Journal article
Understanding climate change impacts on biome and plant distributions in the Andes: Challenges and opportunities.
Tovar, Carolina ; Carril, Andrea F. ; Gutiérrez, Alvaro G. ; Ahrends, Antje ; Fita, Lluis …
Plant dynamics, Climate change, Plant biodiversity, Species distribution modelling, and Andes
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2022
Journal article
Ecohydrology and ecosystem services of a natural and an artificial bofedal wetland in the central Andes.
Carbon accumulation, Ecosystem services, Fodder provision, Water security, Ecohydrology, Tropical high-altitude wetlands, Wetland management and restoration, Alpaca herders, and Andes
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2021
Journal article
Hybridization: a ‘double-edged sword’ for Neotropical plant diversity.
Hybridization can facilitate both evolutionary diversification and extinction and has had a critical role in plant evolution, with c. 25% of species known to hybridize in some temperate floras. However, in the species-rich Neotropical flora, the role of hybridization in the evolution of diversity remains unclear. Our review examines studies...Schley, Rowan J ; Twyford, Alex D ; Pennington, R Toby
Neotropics, Amazonia, ASpeciation, Andes, Amazonia, Genomics, Diversification, and Introgression
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2019
Journal article
Unearthing the “Lost” Andean Root Crop “Mauka” (Mirabilis expansa [Ruíz & Pav.] Standl.)
Although recognized as part of the vibrant array of native roots and tubers that support farmers’ livelihoods in the Andean region, the root vegetable “mauka” (Mirabilis expansa (Ruíz & Pav.) Standl.) is little known outside the scattering of communities where it is cultivated and is considered at risk of disappearance....Gendall, H. ; Seminario, J. ; Sørensen, M. ; Theilade, I.
Ethnobotany, Agrobiodiversity, Crop conservation, Cultural memory, Mirabilis expansa, Peru, Gastronomy, and Andes
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2021
Journal article
Jacquemontia (Convolvulaceae) in Bolivia and Peru.
Wood, John R.I. ; Clegg, Rosemary
Conservation, Cerrado, Chaco , Argentina , Distribution , New species , Brazil, Taxonomy, Andes, Paraguay , and Ecuador
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2019
Journal article
A synopsis of Stenostephanus Nees (Acanthaceae) in Bolivia
12 species of Stenostephanus Nees occur in Bolivia, two of which, S. madidiensis J.R.I.Wood and S. sehuencasii J.R.I.Wood are described as new. Ten species are endemic to the country with all growing on the humid eastern slopes of the Andes. The distribution of all Bolivian species is described and mapped...Wood, John R. I.
species key, endemism, taxonomy, new species, distribution patterns, and Andes