Una especies nueva de Guarea (Meliaceae) del suroriente de Ecuador

Authors

Walter A. Palacios, Facultad de Ingeniería en Ciencias Agropecuarias y Ambientales, Universidad Técnica del Norte, Ibarra, Ecuador

Abstract

A new species of Guarea (Meliaceae) from the rainforests of Ecuador, G. cauliracemosa, is described. It is distinguished by the following combination of characters: leaflets densely tomentulose, underside of leaves with conspicuously reticulate tertiary venation and inflorescence cauline-racemose. The species is known only from Cordillera del Cóndor, Zamora-Chinchipe province, south-eastern Ecuador.

Recommended Citation

Palacios, Walter A. (2016) "Una especies nueva de Guarea (Meliaceae) del suroriente de Ecuador," Neotropical Biodiversity Journal: Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 7.
Available at: https://ikiam.researchcommons.org/neotropical-diversity/vol2/iss1/7