Myrcia machinazana (Myrtaceae), a new Amazonian species from southern Ecuador

Authors

Álvaro J. Pérez, Herbario QCA, Escuela De Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica Del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Daniela Cevallos, Herbario QCA, Escuela De Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica Del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Nicolás Zapata, Herbario QCA, Escuela De Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica Del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Edison Rea, Herbario QCA, Escuela De Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica Del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Hugo Navarrete, Herbario QCA, Escuela De Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica Del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Maria Lúcia Kawasaki, Field Museum Of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Abstract

Myrcia machinazana, a new species from southern Amazonia in Ecuador is described and illustrated; additionally a distribution map is presented and its conservation status and relationships with other species are discussed. This new species is similar to Myrcia gigantifolia, but differs by its reddish to dark-brown indumentum on new growth (vs. new growth glabrous in M. gigantifolia) and dense panicles with compactly arranged flowers and fruits (vs. panicles lax, flowers and fruits loosely arranged in M. gigantifolia). A key to the Ecuadorian species of Myrcia is provided.

DOI

10.1080/23766808.2021.1964914

Recommended Citation

Pérez, Álvaro J.; Cevallos, Daniela; Zapata, Nicolás; Rea, Edison; Navarrete, Hugo; and Kawasaki, Maria Lúcia (2021) "Myrcia machinazana (Myrtaceae), a new Amazonian species from southern Ecuador," Neotropical Biodiversity Journal: Vol. 7: Iss. 1, Article 43.
DOI: 10.1080/23766808.2021.1964914
Available at: https://ikiam.researchcommons.org/neotropical-diversity/vol7/iss1/43