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Two new species of Erythroxylum from the Amotape-Huancabamba region are described and illustrated. Erythroxylum dillonii occurs in the arid zones of northern Peru, and Erythroxylum gentryi is known only from the Ecuadorian side of Cordillera del Condor. Their habitats and taxonomic relationships are discussed.
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Se describen e ilustran dos nuevas especies de Erythroxylum de la región Amotape-Huancabamba. Erythroxylum dillonii es de las zonas secas en el norte de Perú y Erythroxylum gentryi es del lado ecuatoriano de la Cordillera del Cóndor. Se discuten sus relaciones taxonómicas y sus hábitats.
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I am particularly grateful to Michael Dillon, Maria L. Kawasaki, and Robin Foster of F, and Alba L. Arbeláez and Jennifer Gruhn of MO, for their help and kindness during my visit to these institutions. The Timothy Plowman Award of the Field Museum of Chicago, and the Universidad Nacional de Colombia supported my visit to the herbaria in the U.S.A. I extend my thanks to Efrain Freire for sending me the photo of the isotype of E. gentryi located at QCNE and also thank Melissa Islam, Jackie Kallunki, and Xavier Cornejo for their corrections and suggestions on the manuscript.
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Jara-Muñoz, O.A. Two news species of Erythroxylum (Erythroxylaceae) from Ecuador and Peru. Brittonia 63, 227–232 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-010-9155-z
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