Tessmannianthus, An Arborescent Genus of Melastomataceae New to Panama
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- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden
- Vol. 76 (1) , 1-6
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2399340
Abstract
Recent collecting activity in montane cloud forests of western and central Panama has led to the discovery of two new species of Tessmannianthus, a little-known genus of trees previously recorded from Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Tessmannianthus carinatus and T. gordonii are described, illustrated, compared, and contrasted with similar species. A key to the new taxa and a synoptic history of the genus are also provided.Keywords
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