Abstract
The first record ofAnthodiscus from the rain forest of Pacific coastal Colombia is the new speciesA. chocoensis which is described here. The distribution of the genus is discussed in relation to its recent discovery in both the Chocó and the coastal forests of eastern Brazil.
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Prance, G.T. A new species of Anthodiscus (Caryocaraceae) from Chocó, Colombia. Brittonia 32, 530–532 (1980). https://doi.org/10.2307/2806165
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