<i>Virola parvusligna</i>, a New Species of Myristicaceae from the Cordillera Azul National Park, Peru

Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez; Luis Valenzuela Gamarra

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Virola parvusligna, a New Species of Myristicaceae from the Cordillera Azul National Park, Peru

Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra

Published in Journal of Plant Sciences (Volume 10, Issue 1)

Received: 26 October 2021 Accepted: 1 December 2021 Published: 21 January 2022

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Abstract

In one of expeditions realized by Missouri Botanical Garden in May 2019, we found a small tree as part of the project "Diversity of flora and its relationships with the soil, in the wild area of Cordillera Azul National Park"; examining the botanic samples be carefully and realizing respective comparisons, we arrived to conclusion that it has different characteristics from the others species of Virola. Therefore it would be a new species for science; the new species is described and illustrated in the present article; it is characterized because generally they are small trees 2.0 m highest; the terminal twigs with persistent indument, terete; leaves, ovate-elliptical to oblong-elliptical, with 10–15 pairs of secondary veins; pistillate inflorescences, axillary 1.5–1.6 cm long, with 6–12 flowers; fruits 1–4, obovate-elliptical, carinate, acute apex 2.0 –2.2 × 1–1.2 cm, densely ferruginous tomentose. On the other hand, we present the discussions regarding the relations with other species, for which we include illustrations, images, and data on its ecology, phenology, geographical distribution, geological location and its current state of conservation.

Published in	Journal of Plant Sciences (Volume 10, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.jps.20221001.14
Page(s)	26-31
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Keywords

Amazon Forest, New Species, Protected Area, Peru, Virola

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Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez

Missouri Botanical Garden, Oxapampa, Peru
Luis Valenzuela Gamarra

Missouri Botanical Garden, Oxapampa, Peru

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