Miconia curvitheca (Melastomataceae), una nueva especie nativa de los bosques altoandinos y subparamos de los Andes centrales, Colombia

Miconia curvitheca (Melastomataceae) is described and the name is validated. This species is restricted to high Andean forests and subparamos and is distributed in the southern and central part of the Central Colombian Cordillera of the Andes between 2900 and 3700 m elevation from the department of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Posada-Herrera, Juan Mauricio, Mendoza-Cifuentes, Humberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Colombia
Institución:Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de Documentación Científica
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repository.humboldt.org.co:20.500.11761/9856
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11761/9856
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Anteras curvas
Indumento ocre
Bosques altoandinos
Flora de Colombia
Miconieae
Curven anthers
Ocher yellow indument
High Andean forests
Flora of Colombia
Descripción
Sumario:Miconia curvitheca (Melastomataceae) is described and the name is validated. This species is restricted to high Andean forests and subparamos and is distributed in the southern and central part of the Central Colombian Cordillera of the Andes between 2900 and 3700 m elevation from the department of Cauca to the limits of the departments of Quindío, Tolima and Valle del Cauca. It is characterized by the curved shape of its anthers and differs from the most similar species, M. cuatrecasae, by the following combination of characters: smaller leaves, always bisexual flowers and ovary always four-celled.