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Three new species of Orthaea (Ericaceae: Vaccinieae)

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Three new species of Orthaea (Ericaceae: Vaccinieae) from the Andes of Colombia and Peru are described: Orthaea bullata, Orthaea carnosiflora, and Orthaea medusula. Their taxonomic affinities are discussed. Their diagnostic characters are illustrated through line drawings and photographs of living plants and ethanol-preserved specimens.

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Se describen tres especies nuevas de Orthaea (Ericaceae: Vaccinieae) de los Andes de Colombia y Perú: Orthaea bullata, Orthaea carnosiflora, y Orthaea medusula. Sus relaciones taxonómicas son discutidas. Sus caractéres diagnósticos son representados por medio de ilustraciones y fotografías de plantas vivas y de especímenes preservados alcohol.

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Acknowledgments

This work was partially supported by NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant 0607528 (to Pedraza-Peñalosa). We wish to thank Marcela Morales for her illustration, Carlos Pedraza for his help during field expeditions in Colombia, Andrés Botero for the photographs of herbarium specimens, and Edgardo Ortiz for access to his ethanol-preserved collections. Logistical support was provided by Corporación Serraniagua (El Cairo, Valle del Cauca, Colombia).

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  1. The New York Botanical Garden, Institute of Systematic Botany, Bronx, NY, 10458-5126, U.S.A.

    Nelson R. Salinas & Paola Pedraza-Peñalosa

  2. City University of New York, The Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, U.S.A.

    Nelson R. Salinas

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Salinas, N.R., Pedraza-Peñalosa, P. Three new species of Orthaea (Ericaceae: Vaccinieae). Brittonia 67, 96–104 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-014-9358-9

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