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Three new species of erythroxylum (Erythroxylaceae) from Venezuela

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Erythroxylum steyermarkii Plowman,E. undulatum Plowman andE. williamsii Standley ex Plowman, all known only from Venezuela, are described and illustrated, and their taxonomic and phytogeographic relationships are discussed.

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  1. Department, Field Museum of Natural History, 60605-2496, Chicago, IL

    Timothy Plowman

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Plowman, T. Three new species of erythroxylum (Erythroxylaceae) from Venezuela. Brittonia 34, 442–457 (1982). https://doi.org/10.2307/2806501

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