Araracuara, the new genera of the Rhamnaceae from Colombian Amazon

Araracuara Fern. Alonso, a new genus of Rhamnaceae only known from the sandstone plateaus of the Colombian Amazon, is described and illustrated. Its possible affinities are discussed and it is proposed that this is a relictual genus related to the pantropical Colubrina and to a lesser degree with th...

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Main Authors: José Luis Fernández-Alonso, María Victoria Arbeláez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2008-12-01
Series:Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid
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Online Access:http://rjb.revistas.csic.es/index.php/rjb/article/view/297