Aphelandra bracteopectinata (Acanthaceae): A beautiful new species from northwestern Ecuador
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https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v19.i2.1401Keywords:
endemics, Los Cedros Biological Station, Neotropics, ornamentalAbstract
Aphelandra bracteopectinata Cornejo, Wassh., & Cohen from the wet montane forests of northwestern Ecuador is described as new and illustrated with photographs. It is an attractive shrub with yellow corollas and pectinate floral bracts.
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