NOVELTIES IN MALPIGHIACEAE FROM SOUTH AMERICA

Abstract

Nine new species in four genera of Neotropical Malpighiaceae are described and illustrated: Banisteriopsis rostrata W.R.Anderson (Brazil: Minas Gerais), Bunchosia andina W.R.Anderson (Colombia: Antioquia, Caldas, Nariño, Putomayo, Quindío, Tolima, Valle; Ecuador: Azuay, Napo, Pichincha, Tungurahua); Bunchosia parrae W.R.Anderson (Peru: Loreto, San Martín, Ucayali), Bunchosia phaeocarpa W.R.Anderson (Ecuador: Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Sucumbíos; Peru: Loreto), Byrsonima anisophylla W.R.Anderson (Brazil: Bahia), Byrsonima cardenasii W.R.Anderson (Colombia: Antioquia, Nariño, Riseralda, Santander, Valle del Cauca), Byrsonima goiana W.R.Anderson (Brazil: Goiás), Byrsonima nana W.R.Anderson (Colombia: Meta) and Tetrapterys catarinensis W.R.Anderson (Brazil: Santa Catarina).