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  • No end to endemism – contributions to the difficult Nasa Weigend Series Alatae (Loasaceae). A new species from Peru and the rehabilitation of “ Loasa” calycina Benth.
Title: No end to endemism – contributions to the difficult Nasa Weigend Series Alatae (Loasaceae). A new species from Peru and the rehabilitation of “ Loasa” calycina Benth.
A new species of Nasa ser. Alatae (Urban & Gilg) Weigend from Northern Peru is described and illustrated.Nasa katjaesp. nov.was at first encountered by an observation on iNaturalist and subsequently collected in the humid Andean forests near Colasay in the province of Jaén (Cajamarca, Peru). Whilst comparing the new species with closely relatedNasa loxensis(Kunth) Weigend, a taxon widespread in Southern Ecuador (and tentatively adjacent Peru), a reevaluation of the status of earlier synonymizedLoasa calycinaBenth. became necessary. Consequently,Nasa calycinacomb. nov.is rehabilitated at species level andNasa loxensisis redefined.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2019425
PAR ID:
10631638
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
PhytoKeys
Date Published:
Journal Name:
PhytoKeys
Volume:
252
ISSN:
1314-2011
Page Range / eLocation ID:
163 to 186
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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