Phragmotheca centinelensis (Malvaceae, Malvoideae or Matisioideae), a newly-discovered, critically-endangered canopy tree species from a cloud forest in Pacific Ecuador

During floristic inventories in remnant cloud forests of the Centinela Ridge of the Chocó Region of Ecuador, where less than 7 km2 of forest patches remain across an area of approximately 500 km2, we recently collected a new species in the genus Phragmotheca Cuatrec. We describe and illustrate this...

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Main Authors: Juan Ernesto Guevara-Andino, Dawson M. White, Nigel C. A. Pitman, Juan-Carlos Cerón, Andrea Fernández, Daniel Navas-Muñoz, William S. Alverson
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William S. Alverson
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description During floristic inventories in remnant cloud forests of the Centinela Ridge of the Chocó Region of Ecuador, where less than 7 km2 of forest patches remain across an area of approximately 500 km2, we recently collected a new species in the genus Phragmotheca Cuatrec. We describe and illustrate this new species and contrast its morphology with known congeneric species. Due to its small range, threatened habitat and active targeting by loggers, this species is assessed as Endangered under IUCN Criterion B1B2ab(I,ii,iii,v).
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spelling doaj-art-aba1df1f1a51493daf3abb3f6c2bf0442025-08-20T02:51:23ZengPensoft PublishersPhytoKeys1314-20032025-03-01254415910.3897/phytokeys.254.143106143106Phragmotheca centinelensis (Malvaceae, Malvoideae or Matisioideae), a newly-discovered, critically-endangered canopy tree species from a cloud forest in Pacific EcuadorJuan Ernesto Guevara-Andino0Dawson M. White1Nigel C. A. Pitman2Juan-Carlos Cerón3Andrea Fernández4Daniel Navas-Muñoz5William S. Alverson6Universidad de las AméricasHarvard University HerbariaCollections, Conservation & Research, Field Museum of Natural HistoryInstituto Nacional de BiodiversidadPontificia Universidad Católica del EcuadorInstituto Nacional de BiodiversidadUniversity of Wisconsin–MadisonDuring floristic inventories in remnant cloud forests of the Centinela Ridge of the Chocó Region of Ecuador, where less than 7 km2 of forest patches remain across an area of approximately 500 km2, we recently collected a new species in the genus Phragmotheca Cuatrec. We describe and illustrate this new species and contrast its morphology with known congeneric species. Due to its small range, threatened habitat and active targeting by loggers, this species is assessed as Endangered under IUCN Criterion B1B2ab(I,ii,iii,v).https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/143106/download/pdf/
spellingShingle Juan Ernesto Guevara-Andino
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Nigel C. A. Pitman
Juan-Carlos Cerón
Andrea Fernández
Daniel Navas-Muñoz
William S. Alverson
Phragmotheca centinelensis (Malvaceae, Malvoideae or Matisioideae), a newly-discovered, critically-endangered canopy tree species from a cloud forest in Pacific Ecuador
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title Phragmotheca centinelensis (Malvaceae, Malvoideae or Matisioideae), a newly-discovered, critically-endangered canopy tree species from a cloud forest in Pacific Ecuador
title_full Phragmotheca centinelensis (Malvaceae, Malvoideae or Matisioideae), a newly-discovered, critically-endangered canopy tree species from a cloud forest in Pacific Ecuador
title_fullStr Phragmotheca centinelensis (Malvaceae, Malvoideae or Matisioideae), a newly-discovered, critically-endangered canopy tree species from a cloud forest in Pacific Ecuador
title_full_unstemmed Phragmotheca centinelensis (Malvaceae, Malvoideae or Matisioideae), a newly-discovered, critically-endangered canopy tree species from a cloud forest in Pacific Ecuador
title_short Phragmotheca centinelensis (Malvaceae, Malvoideae or Matisioideae), a newly-discovered, critically-endangered canopy tree species from a cloud forest in Pacific Ecuador
title_sort phragmotheca centinelensis malvaceae malvoideae or matisioideae a newly discovered critically endangered canopy tree species from a cloud forest in pacific ecuador
url https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/143106/download/pdf/
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