Scottmoria cupellastyla and S. stylivulcanica, two new trees of Lecythidaceae from Costa Rica, and S. woodsoniana, a new combination from Panama
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https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v19.i4.1441Keywords:
Caribbean lowlands, Limon, Mesoamerica, Osa, Puntarenas, stylar ringAbstract
Two new species of medium size to canopy trees of Lecythidaceae from Costa Rica are formally presented: Scottmoria cupellastyla, from the Pacific lowlands of the Peninsula de Osa, in the province of Puntarenas; and S. stylivulcanica, from the Caribbean lowlands in the province of Limón. The new combination, Scottmoria woodsoniana (Dwyer) Cornejo, comb. nov., is here provided for a species known from Panama. The new species are described and illustrated and the relationships with related species are discussed.
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