ACANTHOSYRIS ANNONAGUSTATA (SANTALACEAE), A NEW SPECIES FROM EASTERN ECUADOR

Authors
ULLOA CU JORGENSEN PM
Citation
Cu. Ulloa et Pm. Jorgensen, ACANTHOSYRIS ANNONAGUSTATA (SANTALACEAE), A NEW SPECIES FROM EASTERN ECUADOR, Novon, 8(1), 1998, pp. 84-86
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Novon → ACNP
ISSN journal
10553177
Volume
8
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
84 - 86
Database
ISI
SICI code
1055-3177(1998)8:1<84:AA(ANS>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A new species, Acanthosyris annonagustata C. Ulloa gr P. Jorgensen, fr om Nape, Ecuador, is described and illustrated. This species is charac terized by its golden brown puberulent inflorescence and fruit. The pl ant is used in local medicine, and the fruits taste like Annona and ar e eaten by monkeys. In Ecuador, Acanthosyris is also represented by A. glabrata (Stapf) Stauffer from the dry western forests. a tree that w e are also reporting for the first time from Peru.