A new tree species of Cupania (Sapindoideae, Sapindaceae) from Quepos, Costa Rica

 

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Autor: Chinchilla Alvarado, Isler Fabián
Format: artículo original
Data de publicació:2020
Descripció:A new species of Cupania, endemic to Costa Rica, is described and illustrated. The species is similar to C. largifolia, but it differs by having vinaceous young leaves, the longest petioles more than 8 cm long, trilobed capsules, each lobe obtuse, dorsally costate, epicarp greenish-yellow, densely puberulent, rugose, and endocarp tomentulose. Notes on its distribution, habitat, phenology, conservation assessment, etymology, and discussion on taxa with similar morphology are provided.
Pais:Kérwá
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Idioma:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/84906
Accés en línia:https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.475.3.2
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/84906
Paraula clau:Cupania grandiflora
Cupania juglandifolia
Cupania largifolia
Cupania latifolia
Neotropical trees
Trimonoecious plants
Sapindales
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