A new species and two new records of the genus Xanthosoma (Araceae) from the eastern slope of the Andes in Colombia

Authors

  • Alejandro Zuluaga Departamento de Biología, Universidad del Valle, Calle 13 # 100-00, Cali, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5874-6353
  • Oscar M. López-Floriano Grupo de Investigación en Botánica Uniamazonia, Herbario Enrique Forero-HUAZ, Universidad de la Amazonia, Calle 17 Diagonal 17 con Carrera 3F - Barrio Porvenir, Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0456-0203
  • Jorge L. Contreras Grupo de Investigación en Recursos Naturales Amazónicos - GRAM, Facultad de Ingenierías y Ciencias Básicas, Instituto Tecnológico del Putumayo - ITP, Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6102-0804
  • Allison Muñoz Departamento de Biología, Universidad del Valle, Calle 13 # 100-00, Cali, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9488-2312
  • Edwin Trujillo-Trujillo Grupo de Investigación en Agroecosistemas y Conservación en Bosques Amazónicos GAIA, Laboratorio de Agrobiodiversidad y Malherbologia LAMUA, Universidad de la Amazonia, Calle 17 Diagonal 17 con Carrera 3F - Barrio Porvenir, Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5601-540X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14522/darwiniana.2024.121.1214

Keywords:

Amazon foothills, Angiosperms, Araceae, Caquetá, Putumayo

Abstract

 A new species of Xanthosoma of Colombia is described, and two chorological novelties are presented. Xanthosoma alpayacuense and X. viviparum are recorded for the first time in Colombia. Additionally, the distribution and description of X. betancurii are extended. These novelties were recorded from the south of Colombia in the departments of Caquetá and Putumayo, in the Andean/Amazon Transition. This study increases to 63 the number of Xanthosoma species known to Colombia.

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Published

06-05-2024

How to Cite

Zuluaga, A., López-Floriano, O. M., Contreras, J. L., Muñoz, A., & Trujillo-Trujillo, E. (2024). A new species and two new records of the genus Xanthosoma (Araceae) from the eastern slope of the Andes in Colombia. Darwiniana, Nueva Serie, 12(1), 45–54. https://doi.org/10.14522/darwiniana.2024.121.1214

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