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Taxonomic reevaluation of the Polylepis sericea complex (Rosaceae), with the description of a new species


Boza Espinoza, Tatiana Erika; Quispe-Melgar, Harold R; Kessler, Michael (2019). Taxonomic reevaluation of the Polylepis sericea complex (Rosaceae), with the description of a new species. Systematic Botany, 44(2):324-334.

Abstract

The taxonomically difficult genus Polylepis (Rosaceae) contains several problematic species complexes, including one around P. sericea. We here reevaluate species boundaries in this complex based on morphological characters and climatic niches. We recognize five species within the P. sericea complex, based primarily on leaf characters: P. albicans (northwestern Peru), P. argentea (central Peru) described here, P. canoi (southeastern Peru to central Bolivia), P. ochreata (Ecuador to southernmost Colombia), and P. sericea (Venezuela to central Colombia). We provide full synonymy, diagnostic notes, lists of selected specimens examined, and a key to the species of the complex.

Abstract

The taxonomically difficult genus Polylepis (Rosaceae) contains several problematic species complexes, including one around P. sericea. We here reevaluate species boundaries in this complex based on morphological characters and climatic niches. We recognize five species within the P. sericea complex, based primarily on leaf characters: P. albicans (northwestern Peru), P. argentea (central Peru) described here, P. canoi (southeastern Peru to central Bolivia), P. ochreata (Ecuador to southernmost Colombia), and P. sericea (Venezuela to central Colombia). We provide full synonymy, diagnostic notes, lists of selected specimens examined, and a key to the species of the complex.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:07 Faculty of Science > Department of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany
07 Faculty of Science > Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center
Dewey Decimal Classification:580 Plants (Botany)
Scopus Subject Areas:Life Sciences > Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Life Sciences > Genetics
Life Sciences > Plant Science
Uncontrolled Keywords:Plant Science, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Language:English
Date:30 June 2019
Deposited On:12 Jun 2019 15:30
Last Modified:22 Sep 2023 01:41
Publisher:American Society of Plant Taxonomists
ISSN:0363-6445
OA Status:Closed
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1600/036364419x15562052252225