The new genus Quipuanthus from the foothills of the eastern Andes of Ecuador and Peru is described. Quipuanthus seems to be related to Allomaieta, Alloneuron, and Wurdastom in the tribe Cyphostyleae, but the combination of characters as an herb with haplostemonous flowers, recurved style, inferior ovary and apically dehiscent capsular fruits is unique among the Melastomataceae. The new species Quipuanthus epipetricus is described and illustrated.
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1 May 2014
Quipuanthus, a New Genus of Melastomataceae from the Foothillsof the Andes in Ecuador and Peru
Fabián A. Michelangeli,
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa,
Karla Sosa
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Systematic Botany
Vol. 39 • No. 2
May 2014
Vol. 39 • No. 2
May 2014
Cyphostyleae
haplostemony
Neotropics
new species
taxonomy