Three new legumes endemic to the Marañón Valley, Perú

Two new species of legume, Caesalpinia celendiniana and Mimosa lamolina and one new variety, Caesalpinia pluviosa var. maraniona, from the inter-Andean Río Marañón Valley in northern Perú are described and illustrated. These add to the already impressive tally of endemics known from the seasonally d...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Kew bulletin 2010, Vol.65 (2), p.209-220
Hauptverfasser:	Lewis, G. P., Hughes, C. E., Yomona, A. Daza, Sotuyo, J. Solange, Simon, M. F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Balsa Biomedical and Life Sciences Boards of trustees Botanical gardens Calyx Claws Leaves Legumes Life Sciences Petals Plant Ecology Plant Sciences Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography Plants Trichomes
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Zusammenfassung:	Two new species of legume, Caesalpinia celendiniana and Mimosa lamolina and one new variety, Caesalpinia pluviosa var. maraniona, from the inter-Andean Río Marañón Valley in northern Perú are described and illustrated. These add to the already impressive tally of endemics known from the seasonally dry tropical forests of the Río Marañón Valley, which apparently far exceeds the endemic plant diversity from other nearby inter-Andean dry valleys in Perú and southern Ecuador.
ISSN:	0075-5974 1874-933X
DOI:	10.1007/s12225-010-9203-6