Abstract
Amyris amazonica, from the Amazonian forests of northeastern Ecuador, is described. This new species is characterized by a shrubby or arborescent habit, very large unifoliolate leaves, long petioles, and fasciculate, pseudoracemose inflorescences.
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Se describe Amyris amazonica, una nueva especie de arbusto o arbolillo de la selva Amazónica del nororiente de Ecuador. Esta nueva especie se caracteriza por presentar hojas unifolioladas con largos pecíolos y muy grandes láminas e inflorescencias pseudoracemosas fasciculadas.
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Gereau, R. E. 1991. El género Amyris (Rutaceae) en América del Sur, con dos especies nuevas de la Amazonía occidental. Candollea 46: 227–235.
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The authors thank Dr. Carlos Cerón Martínez for allowing the first author to visit the herbarium QAP in Quito, and the herbarium F for a loan of the cited duplicate. Special thanks go to R. E. Gereau and J. R. Pirani for their critical reviews of the manuscript.
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Cornejo, X., Kallunki, J.A. Amyris amazonica (Rutaceae), a new species from Ecuador. Brittonia 61, 116–118 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-008-9064-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-008-9064-6