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Vochysia pongo-qonecensis (Vochysiaceae), a new species from the Peruvian Andean-Amazonian piedmont forests

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Vochysia pongo-qonecensis is described and illustrated. It occurs in the southern Peruvian pre-montane forests of the Andean-Amazonian piedmont. This species is placed in Vochysia sect. Ciliantha subsect. Micranthae. It has some morphological similarities with V. citrifolia and V. parviflora.

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Se describe e ilustra Vochysia pongo-qonecensis. Ocurre en el bosque pre-montano del sur Peruano en el ámbito del bosque de pie de monte Andino-Amazónico. Esta especie se ubica en Vochysia sect. Ciliantha subsect. Micranthae. Presenta algunas similitudes morfológicas con las especies más proximas V. citrifolia y V. parviflora.

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Acknowledgments

I wish to thank Dr. Oliver Phillips for providing part of the support for setting up the permanent tree plot POQ-3, where we collected V. pongo-qonecensis. Thanks to Elias Paz, Mario Sánchez, Hugo Ccopa, William Anco, Darwin Condori, Winnie Espirilla, Wilfredo Huaman, Naysha Huaman, Joel Alccacontor, Rossana Echarri, Nidia Sánchez and Nelson Ttito for their contributions during fieldwork in Pongo de Qoñec. I would like to thank Nidia Sánchez for her line drawing of the new species. Thanks to Dr. Roosevelt García-Villacorta for reviewing the manuscript and the English text.

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  1. Herbario HAG, Universidad Nacional Amazónica de Madre de Dios (UNAMAD), Av. Jorge Chávez N°1160., Madre de Dios, Peru

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  2. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Escola Nacional de Botânica Tropical, Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro (ENBT/JBRJ), 22460-030, Rua Pacheco Leão, Rio de Janeiro, 915, Brazil

    Isau Huamantupa-Chuquimaco

  3. Centro Ecológico INKAMAZONIA, Valle de Kosñipata, via Cusco- PN Manú., Cusco, Peru

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Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, I. Vochysia pongo-qonecensis (Vochysiaceae), a new species from the Peruvian Andean-Amazonian piedmont forests. Brittonia 74, 186–192 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-021-09690-9

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