A new species of Licania (Chrysobalanaceae) from Cordillera del Condor, Ecuador.
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SUBMITTER: Prance GT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3817422 | biostudies-literature | 2013
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A new species of Licania (Chrysobalanaceae) from Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador.
PhytoKeys 20130927 26
A new mid altitude species of the predominantly lowland genus Licania, Licania condoriensis from Ecuador is described and illustrated. ...[more]
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