Studies in the capparaceae XXIII: Capparis coimbrana, a new species from Bolivia

Abstract:

Capparis coimbrana, a tree of the Bolivian and adjoining Brazilian subtropical to warm-temperate seasonal dry forests and savannas, is segregated from C. petiolaris of the Pacific slope of Ecuador and northern Peru by its subcylindrical fruits (vs. spherical), white pulp (vs. yellow), sepals 3-5 mm (vs. 1-3 mm), leaves with 13-24 (vs. 8-15) lateral veins per side, and by 1000 km of geographic isolation. The new species has edible fruits, but is not domesticated. The specific epithet celebrates Germán Coimbra S., eminent Bolivian ethnobotanist. © 2005, by The New York Botanical Garden Press.

Año de publicación:

2005

Keywords:

• Edible fruit
• Capparidastrum
• Pacobilla
• dry forests

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