Ternstroemia washikiatii a new species of Pentaphylacaceae from the Amazonian forests of Eastern Ecuador, is here described and illustrated. It is distinguished from the remaining species in the genus by the large leaves (21–33 × 8.5–11 cm), and the very distinctive large fruits (4.5–5.5 × 6.5–7.7 cm) with six to nine seeds. Ternstroemia washikiatii is assessed as Near Threatened.
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31 December 2016
Ternstroemia washikiatii (Pentaph Ylacaceae ): A New Tree Species from Eastern Ecuador
Xavier Cornejo,
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa
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Harvard Papers in Botany
Vol. 21 • No. 2
December 2016
Vol. 21 • No. 2
December 2016
Amazonia
Ecuador
endemic
Pentaphylacaceae
Ternstroemia washikiatii