A new rare and endemic species of Sloanea (Elaeocarpaceae) from the Chocó region of Ecuador.

Juan Ernesto Guevara AndinoDiana Fernandez-Fernandez

Published in: PhytoKeys (2020)

A new species collected in the lowland forests of the Chocó region of Ecuador, Sloanea cayapensis, is described and illustrated and its morphological similarities with other species of Sloanea are discussed.

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