Pleodendron costaricense (Canellaceae), a new species for Costa Rica

Authors

  • Barry Hammel Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, Missouri 63166, USA.
  • Nelson Zamora Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio), apdo. 22-3100, Santo Domingo, Heredia, Costa Rica.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v5i3.19758

Keywords:

Canellaceae, Pleodendron, Central America, Costa Rica, West Indies, disjunct

Abstract

Pleodendron costaricense, a very rare, lowland rainforest tree known from southern Pacific Costa Rica is described and illustrated. Its only congener, P. macranthum, grows about 2000 km to the northeast, in Puerto Rico. The only other member of the family Canellaceae known from Central America is the mostly West Indian, Canella winterana, which reaches the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. 

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Published

2015-06-22

How to Cite

Hammel, B., & Zamora, N. (2015). Pleodendron costaricense (Canellaceae), a new species for Costa Rica. Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology, 5(3). https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v5i3.19758

Issue

2005: Lankesteriana: Volumen 5, Número 3

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