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Type: Article
Published: 2017-07-14
Page range: 210–216
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Dendrophorbium chopinii (Compositae: Senecioneae), a new species from Amazonas Region, Peru

Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, Botany Section, National Herbarium of The Netherlands, Herbarium Vadense. Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden, The Netherlands. 2Instituto Científico Michael Owen Dillon, Av. Jorge Chávez 610, Cercado, Arequipa, Perú. Instituto Científico Michael Owen Dillon, Av. Jorge Chávez 610, Cercado, Arequipa, Perú. Instituto de Ciencia y Gestión Ambiental de la Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa. Calle San Agustín 108, Arequipa-Perú.
Asteraceae Leimebamba Province Senecio taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of Dendrophorbium from northern Peru is described and illustrated. The species is, so far, only known from the type locality in southern Leimebamba Province (Amazonas Region, Peru). Morphological characters are provided in order to distinguish it from the closest relatives. A table with the morphological comparison with other species of Dendrophorbium is provided.