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22 September 2015 Two New Species of Loranthaceae from Central Peru
Job Kuijt, James G. Graham
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Abstract

Two new species of Loranthaceae are described and illustrated from the Cerros del Sira highland in central Peru. From the department of Pasco, province of Oxapampa, Gaiadendron coronatum Kuijt is distinguished as small parasitic shrubs, its flowers with distinct calyx lobes that develop into a tubular structure in fruit. Gaiadendron coronatum is closely related to the only previously known species for the genus, G. punctatum (Ruiz & Pav.) G. Don. From the department of Ucayali, province of Coronel Portillo, Peristethium grahamii Kuijt is distinguished by its 5-merous flowers, the papery scales at the base of a determinate inflorescence, and by its essentially sessile anthers.

Job Kuijt and James G. Graham "Two New Species of Loranthaceae from Central Peru," Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 24(2), 173-178, (22 September 2015). https://doi.org/10.3417/2013035
Published: 22 September 2015
KEYWORDS
Gaiadendron
IUCN Red List
Loranthaceae
Peristethium
Peru
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