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Type: Correspondence
Published: 2014-06-18
Page range: 285–288
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A new species of Malesherbia (Passifloraceae Subfam. Malesherbioideae) from Peru

Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Av. Arenales 1256, Apartado 14-0434, Lima, Perú
Nees-Institut für Biodiversität der Pflanzen, Universität Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 170, D-53115 Bonn
Lima Andean endemic

Abstract

Malesherbia laraosensis is described as a new species from the Department of Lima, Peru. The species is apparently narrowly endemic. The new species apparently belongs to Malesherbia sect. Malesherbia and is superficially similar to M. splendens and M. scarlatiflora in flower, but differs dramatically in habit—it is a very low-growing shrublet with branches ca. 15 cm tall, versus tall shrubs 1 m tall in the other two species. It is also characterized by obovate, dark green, adaxially subglabrous leaves (versus narrowly ovate-acuminate, densely pubescent and glandular in the other species). The new species brings the species total for Peruvian Malesherbia to 10.