Edinburgh Journal of Botany

Table of Contents - 2003 - Volume 60, Issue 01  


NINE NEW SPECIES OF RUPRECHTIA (POLYGONACEAE) FROM CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA

C. A. Pendry a1
a1 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK

Abstract

Nine new species of Ruprechtia (Polygonaceae) are described. Ruprechtia nicaraguensis Pendry and R. costaricensis Pendry are from Central America; R. carina Pendry and R. apurensis Pendry are from Venezuela; R. paranensis Pendry is from South Brazil; and R. peruviana Pendry, R. obovata Pendry, R. albida Pendry and R. aperta Pendry are from Peru.

(Received February 6 2002)
(Accepted November 15 2002)


Key Words: Brazil; Central America; escobilla; guayabilla; guayabo de monte; Mexico; pata e' garza; Peru; Venezuela; volador.