Vol. 28 No. 109 (2004), Natural Sciences
Vol. 28 No. 109 (2004)

COLOMBIAN NOVELTIES IN SCHEFFLERA (Araliaceae)

Natural Sciences
Published 2023-10-17
Bernardo Ramiro Ramírez Padilla
Departamento de Biología, Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad del Cauca, Cra. 2 No. 1A-25. Popayán, Colombia
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Keywords

Araliaceae
Colombia
chorology
new species
Schefflera
taxonomy

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COLOMBIAN NOVELTIES IN SCHEFFLERA (Araliaceae). (2023). Revista De La Academia Colombiana De Ciencias Exactas, Físicas Y Naturales, 28(109), 481-485. https://doi.org/10.18257/raccefyn.28(109).2004.2107
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Abstract

New species of Araliaceae, Schefflera munchiquensis and Schefflera awa from western mountain range of south Colombia are described. The new species belong in the Sciadophyllum group that comprises about 175 species distributed in Mesoamerica, the Andes, Jamaica and Guyana Altiplane at altitudinal elevations from sea level to over 3500 m. Furthermore, two species are recorded for Colombia: Schefflera diplodactyla Harms and Schefflera epiphytica A. C. Smith.

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