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A new species of Plutarchia (Ericaceae) from Chingaza National Natural Park, Colombia

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Plutarchia dolos (Ericaceae: Vaccinioideae), a new endemic species from the páramos of the Chingaza National Natural Park, Colombia, is described and illustrated. Its taxonomic affinities to other members of Plutarchia are addressed, along with its current conservation status.

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Se describe e ilustra Plutarchia dolos (Ericaceae: Vaccinioideae), una especie nueva endémica de los páramos del Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza, Colombia. Adicionalmente, se discuten sus afinidades taxonómicas dentro del género Plutarchia, así como su estado de conservación.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by the Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza. The park Director, Robinson Galindo-Tarazona, was especially supportive during all stages of the project. The Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Herbario Nacional Colombiano (COL), and Universidad Nacional de Colombia provided research facilities throughout this study. Visits to other herbaria were conducted under the development of the project “Assessing the risk of extinction of plants and updating Key Biodiversity Areas in the Tropical Andes”, funded by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund and coordinated in Colombia by Carolina Castellanos (Instituto de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt). Marcela Morales drew the illustration of Plutarchia dolos. Cristian Castro, Robinson Galindo-Tarazona, and Fredy Gómez-Suescún kindly helped us during fieldwork. Photographs were provided by Cristian Castro (Fig. 2, E) and Robinson Galindo (Fig. 2, A-D and F). Leidy Vallejo produced the area estimates required for the IUCN assessment. Jessica L. Allen, Anne S. Virnig, and two anonymous reviewers provided helpful comments on the manuscript.

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  1. Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales IDEAM, Instituto de Hidrología, Calle 25D # 96B-70, Bogotá, Colombia

    Nelson R. Salinas

  2. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Apartado, 7495, Bogotá, Colombia

    María F. González, Erika Hernández-A. & Julio Betancur

  3. Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia, Calle 74 #11-81, Bogotá, Colombia

    Erika Hernández-A.

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Salinas, N.R., González, M.F., Hernández-A., E. et al. A new species of Plutarchia (Ericaceae) from Chingaza National Natural Park, Colombia. Brittonia 71, 347–352 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-019-09582-z

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