Three New Species of Sloanea (Elaeocarpaceae) from Costa Rica, with Emphasis on the Species from the Osa Peninsula

Three new species of Sloanea (Elaeocarpaceae) from Costa Rica, are described illustrated, and discussed morphologically with reference to allied species. Sloanea damonsmithii is found in the Osa Peninsula, and apparently also occurs in Panama; S. eugenifloresii is from the Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve...

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Published in:Harvard papers in botany 2015-12, Vol.20 (2), p.151-159
Main Authors: Santamaría-Aguilar, Daniel, Fernández, Reinaldo Aguilar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cordillera de Talamanca
Costa Rica
Elaeocarpaceae
forest reserves
national parks
new species
Península de Osa
Sloanea
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Summary:Three new species of Sloanea (Elaeocarpaceae) from Costa Rica, are described illustrated, and discussed morphologically with reference to allied species. Sloanea damonsmithii is found in the Osa Peninsula, and apparently also occurs in Panama; S. eugenifloresii is from the Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve, Golfito region, and La Cangreja National Park; and S. herrerae occurs on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica, in the Cordillera de Talamanca and Llanuras de San Carlos.
ISSN:1043-4534
1938-2944
DOI:10.3100/hpib.v20iss2.2015.n5