A new species of Piper (Piperaceae) with peltate leaves from Serranía de las Quinchas, Colombia.

M Alejandra Jaramillo Dayro Rodríguez-Duque Magda Escobar-Alba

Published in: PhytoKeys (2023)

Piperquinchasense is described and illustrated as a new species occurring in the understory of wet montane forest of the middle Magdalena Valley in Colombia, the easternmost portion of the Chocó Region. Its relationships are discussed with related taxa from the Macrostachys clade. An identification key for 35 Neotropical Piper species with peltate leaves is provided.

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