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Corsiaceae is recorded for the first time in the Peruvian flora, based on recent collections of Arachnitis uniflora from the cloud forests of the southern Peruvian Andes. Our record extends considerably the distribution of this taxon in around a 500 km straight line to the northwest. The species is now known from Patagonia to southern Peru, in very diverse habitats. The discovery of this family in the Machu Picchu Sanctuary boosts the already well-known importance of this protected area regarding its highly rich plant diversity.
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We kindly thank Jose Koechlin and the Inka-Terra Association at Machu Picchu for the logistic support. Martín Timaná (PUCP) and two anonymous reviewers provided comments that helped to improve the manuscript. We are also grateful to the Jefatura del Santuario Histórico de Machupicchu of the Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (SERNANP) of Peru for issuing the collection permit under which the specimens have been collected (No 009-2010-SERNANP-SHM-J). JGO thanks Dr Jose Fernando Astete Victoria (Ministerio de Cultura-Cusco) and the staff of the Programa de Conservación y Manejo Biocultural del Parque Arqueológico Nacional de Machupicchu (Ministerio de Cultura-Cusco) for their continuous support to his field explorations in Machu Picchu.
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Ochoa, J.G., Collantes, B. & Martel, C. Arachnitis uniflora: first report of Corsiaceae for the Peruvian Flora. Kew Bull 74, 43 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-019-9833-2
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