The "tortoise's caja" - a new species of Spondias (Anacardiaceae) from southwestern Amazonia

Authors
Mitchell, JD Daly, DC
Citation
Jd. Mitchell et Dc. Daly, The "tortoise's caja" - a new species of Spondias (Anacardiaceae) from southwestern Amazonia, BRITTONIA, 50(4), 1998, pp. 447-451
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
BRITTONIA
ISSN journal
0007196X → ACNP
Volume
50
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
447 - 451
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-196X(199810/12)50:4<447:T"C-AN>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Botanical exploration in southwestern Amazonia has revealed a new species, Spondias testudinis J. D. Mitch. & Daly, described and illustrated here. It s distribution appears to be restricted to the Brazilian state of Acre; Pan do in Bolivia; and Huanuco and Ucayali in Peru. The sexuality of the flower s of Spondias and its implications regarding their morphology is discussed. A provisional key to the neotropical species is presented.