Neobartsia matuy (Orobanchaceae), a new species from the Colombian Andes
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Author
Malagón, Maria del Pilar
Mendoza-Cifuentes, Humberto
Gómez-Parra, Sofia
Uribe-Convers, Simon
Date
2019-08-18URI
https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.424.2.2/58541http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11761/35401
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1179-3163DOI
https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.424.2.2Collections
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Abstract
A new species of Neobartsia endemic to the eastern Andes of Colombia is described, illustrated, and compared with related species. This species belongs to section Orthocarpiflorae and morphologically it is characterized by having floral bracts light green with glandular hairs, corolla yellowish green, the galea cucullate, longer than the lip, retrorsely glandularpuberulous, the lip three-lobed, glabrous and the corolla tube decurved. Currently, it is only known from two localities in the Colombian department of Boyacá, where it grows in the páramo ecosystem between 3528 and 3639 meters above sea level on rocky soil with grassy vegetation.
Key words
BartsiaPáramo
Endemism
Orthocarpiflorae
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Magnolia PressJournal
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