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Matelea sartago-diaboli, a new species of Apocynaceae:Asclepiadoideae from the inter-Andean dry valleys of Bolivia

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Matelea sartago-diaboli is described from the Río Grande inter-Andean dry valley system of central Bolivia, and compared with the recently described Argentinian endemic M. calchaquina. The new species is illustrated, and its conservation status discussed.

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Curators of the herbaria at BOLV, HSB, LPB and USZ are thanked for access to their collections. I am most grateful to Maria Vorontsova and Katherine Challis for translating the diagnosis into Latin, and to Margaret Tebbs for the illustration. John Wood’s familiarity with the flora and habitats of Bolivia has been invaluable.

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Goyder, D.J. Matelea sartago-diaboli, a new species of Apocynaceae:Asclepiadoideae from the inter-Andean dry valleys of Bolivia. Kew Bull 63, 335–338 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-008-9038-6

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