Abstract

JARA-MUNOZ, ORLANDO ADOLFO. A new species of Erythroxylum (Erythroxylaceae) from South-West of Colombia. Caldasia [online]. 2008, vol.30, n.1, pp.95-100. ISSN 0366-5232.

A new species of Erythroxylum (Erythroxylum jaimei Jara) is described from the arid zones of the upper Patía River in the south of Colombia, between Cauca and Nariño departaments. Included is a key to five species of Erythroxylum that occur in arid zones of Colombia and that have frequently been confused with one another.

Keywords : Arid zones; Erythroxylaceae; Colombian flora; Upper Patía River.

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