Diversity of the genus Polylepis (Rosaceae, Sanguisorbeae) in the Peruvian Andes

This study provides information on the diversity of Peruvian species of Polylepis. Nineteen (19) species are reported here (more than 70% of the 27 species registered for the whole Andean region). As a result, Peru could be considered as the country with the largest diversity of Polylepis species, i...

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Main Authors: Wilfredo Mendoza, Asunción Cano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos 2011-08-01
Series:Revista Peruana de Biología
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Online Access:http://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/228