1. Araracuara, the new genera of the Rhamnaceae from Colombian Amazon
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José Luis Fernández-Alonso and María Victoria Arbeláez
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colombian amazonia ,ampelozizyphus ,araracuara ,colubrina ,keys ,new genus ,rhamnaceae ,taxonomy ,Botany ,QK1-989 - Abstract
Araracuara Fern. Alonso, a new genus of Rhamnaceae only known from the sandstone plateaus of the Colombian Amazon, is described and illustrated. Its possible affinities are discussed and it is proposed that this is a relictual genus related to the pantropical Colubrina and to a lesser degree with the Amazonian Ampelozizyphus. Also included are both a key to the Colombian genera of Rhamnaceae and a list of representative specimens of the genera studied (some of which have been poorly documented in Colombia).
- Published
- 2008
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