Redescubrimiento, redescripción y neotipificación de Agave cundinamarcensis y Agave wallisii (Agavaceae) para la flora de Colombia

Diego Giraldo-Cañas

doi:10.14522/darwiniana.2022.101.1021

Rediscovery, redescription, and neotipification of Agave cundinamarcensis and Agave wallisii (Agavaceae) for the Colombian flora

Authors

Diego Giraldo-Cañas Herbario Nacional Colombiano (COL), Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá D. C., Colombia. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0212-7489

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14522/darwiniana.2022.101.1021

Keywords:

Agave, Agavaceae, Asparagales, Flora of Colombia, Neotipification

Abstract

As result of recent studies of South American Agavaceae, the Colombian species Agave cundinamarcensis A. Berger and Agave wallisii Jacobi, are rediscovered and neotypified and their redescriptions are presented. Based on UICN criteria, A. cundinamarcensis is categorized as “endangered species” (EN), while A. wallisii as “critically endangered” (CR).

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Published

30-06-2022

How to Cite

Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2022). Rediscovery, redescription, and neotipification of Agave cundinamarcensis and Agave wallisii (Agavaceae) for the Colombian flora. Darwiniana, Nueva Serie, 10(1), 241–250. https://doi.org/10.14522/darwiniana.2022.101.1021