Clark John L, Neill David A
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 1534 Mound St., Sarasota, FL 34236, USA Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Sarasota United States of America.
Universidad Estatal Amazónica, Puyo, Pastaza, Ecuador Universidad Estatal Amazónica Puyo Ecuador.
PhytoKeys. 2023 Jun 2;227:89-97. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.227.104703. eCollection 2023.
A new species of (Phyllanthaceae) is described from the sandstone Nangaritza Plateau in the Cordillera del Cóndor Region in southern Ecuador. J.L.Clark & D.A.Neill is a small tree, 4 m tall that is only known from the type collection. The new species is distinct by a shrub habit, presence of coriaceous leaves with an acuminate apex, and congested inflorescences. The relatively high elevation of the type locality, presence of an androphore, and the habit as shrub or low tree are an unusual combination for . The conservation status of is assessed as Critically Endangered (CR), based on IUCN Criteria.
一种新的叶下珠科(Phyllanthaceae)植物被描述于厄瓜多尔南部孔多尔山脉地区的砂岩纳加里察高原。J.L.克拉克和D.A.尼尔所描述的该物种是一种小型乔木,高4米,仅通过模式标本为人所知。该新物种的独特之处在于其灌木习性、具渐尖顶端的革质叶片以及密集的花序。模式产地相对较高的海拔、具雌雄蕊柄以及灌木或矮树的习性,对于叶下珠科来说是一种不寻常的组合。根据世界自然保护联盟(IUCN)标准,该物种的保护状况被评估为极度濒危(CR)。