1. Badiera subrhombifolia (Polygalaceae), a new species from Hispaniola
- Author
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J. Richard Abbott and Walter S. Judd
- Subjects
geography ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,biology ,Ecology ,Peduncle (anatomy) ,Plant Science ,Massif ,biology.organism_classification ,Polygala ,Plant ecology ,Botany ,Montane ecology ,Polygalaceae ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
Badiera subrhombifolia is newly described from Hispaniola, where it co-occurs with B. fuertesii and B. penaea. Badiera subrhombifolia lacks the long peduncle of the former species and the scabrous leaves of the latter; it is also often distinguishable by subrhomboid, triplinerved leaves. This new species is a near endemic to high montane forests of the “south island” of Hispaniola, i.e., the Massif de la Hotte, Massif de la Selle, and Sierra de Bahoruco.
- Published
- 2011