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66 New Two Colombia Myrtaceae from Species of Parra-0. Carlos 30 # de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Carrera 45-03, Bogota, Institute Colombia, [email protected]. co Haec quoad Two new species folia adaxialiter glabra ac inflor- Abstract. species of Myrtaceae are escentiam racemosam Eugeniae breviter chrysophyllo Poir. described and from western humid illustrated tropical subsimilis, sed ah ea abaxialiter trichomatibus aureo- foliis forests from Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Eugenia bmnneis sparsim modiceve pubescentibus sericeis) (vs. by shape calimensis C. Parra-0, distinguished leaf atque fmctu globoso is ellipsoideo) distinguitur. (vs. and densely pubescent and inflorescences, is it m 10-12 when 1-0.3 Tree, hairs present 0. somewhat tall; chrysophyllum similar to E. Poir. in the ± mm, simple, golden-brown; young branches upper and surface of the leaf blades the inflorescence compressed, moderately densely pubescent; old to Myrcia M. shape. C. Parra-0, affined icnii is to ± & branches compressed glabrous to terete, to M. lapidulosa B. Holst Kawas., having similar L. glabrescent. Leaf blades widely occasionally elliptic, leaf blades that are obovate, coriaceous, elliptic to X 14-22.5 cm, (6.7)8.2-14.8 coriaceous, elliptic, and more abaxially or less bullate. upper surface generally glabrous, occasionally gla- Resumen. Se describen dos nuevas brescent, with impressed and almost imperceptible e ilustran especies de Myrtaceae de bosques hiimedos glandular dots, lower surface sparsely to moderately los pubescent, with raised brownish orange glands, apex tropicales del occidente del Valle del Cauca, mm, apiculum 8-7. Eugenia apiculate, 2 base subcordate, Colombia. calimensis C. Parra-0, se carac- 2. sometimes blade margin moderately obtuse, teriza por la forma de sus hojas, por sus to y markedly midvein convex above, densamente revolute; slightly pubescentes, siendo inflorescencias glabrous moderately pubescent, convex below, to chrysophyllum por similar a E. Poir. la superficie moderately densely pubescent; veins 10 de lamina de por tamano to lateral in foliar la las hojas, el la y y convex on both blade 13 pairs, surfaces, to forma de Myrcia Parra-0, inflorescencia. C. es la icnii & glabrescent moderately pubescent, venation join- to afm a M. lapidulosa B. Holst M. L. Kawas., ya que mm an 1-2.9 from ing in inframarginal vein ambas at especies presentan laminas foliares elipticas a mm, 9-12 margin; petiole reddish or blackish brown, mas menos obovadas, coriaceas, abolladas por el y y moderate densely pubescent, rugose, to terete. enves. Inflorescence racemose, 0.7-1 cm, axillary, briefly lUCN Key Red words: Colombia, Eugenia^ List, solitary or at the nodes, with 4 to 7 flowers per (2 3) Myrcia^ Myrtaceae, Valle del Cauca. raceme, axes rectangular or compressed, fertile brown pedun- densely pubescent, golden-brown; to X Among mm; Colombian Eugenia native Myrtaceae, L. cles 0.4-0. 7 0.8-1 bracts widely ovate, 0.5-1 X mm, and Myrcia DC. are the most diverse genera with 41 0.6-1 glabrescent moderately pubescent, to and 27 species, respectively. Nevertheless, through basally truncate, persistent; bracteoles opposite at 2, continuing study of the taxonomy of Colombian base of hypanthium, connate base, widely ovate, at X mm, Myrtaceae estimate that undescribed species of 0.8-0.9 0.9-1. 2 glabrescent to moderately I Eugenia and Myrcia Colombia pubescent pubescent margin and (especially apex), in constitute at least at half of the number of the species for both genera. persistent after anthesis. Flowers with buds obovoid X mm, Herein new Eugenia and Myrcia or globose, 2-2.9 2-2.5 moderately pubes- describe species of I ± X on compressed 4.8-7 0.5-0. from Colombia. cent, pedicels, mm, densely pubescent; sepal lobes in unequal 4, X TYPE: Eugenia calimensis 1. C. Parra-0., sp. nov. pairs, outer pair widely triangular, 1.1-1. 5 0.8-1. X Colombia. Valle del Cauca: Bajo Calima, 15 mm, 4 8 mm, ca. inner pair widely ovate, 1.2-1. 1.6-1. km N Buenaventura, Carton de Colombia of both glabrescent sparsely pubescent outside, to concession, 3°56'N, 77°08'W, 50 m, 13 apex ca. glabrous inside, obtuse or subobtuse; petals 4, & X Feb. 1983 A. Gentry, A. Juncosa H. white, obovate or widely 9-3. 4 1-2.4 (fl., fr.), elliptic, 2. 2. MO; mm, 40196 Mazuera (holotype, isotype, COL). glabrous except for ciliate margin, apex obtuse, mm; Figure base stamens 1-3.6 1. truncate; forty to sixty, 2. 10.3417/2012072 Novon 437-441. Published on 9 January 2015. 23: doi: 438 Novon — — — Figure Eugenia calimensis C. Parra-0. A. Flowering branch. B. Flower bud. C. Flower after anthesis, with two petals 1. — — — and most of the stamens removed. D. Petal, with ciliate margin. E. Longitudinal section of hypanthium and ovary. F. — G C-E 40196 Fruit. G. Seed. A, are drawn from the holotype, Gentry (MO); B, E, drawn from the isotype, Gentry et al. et al. 40196 (COL). mm mm, mm, filaments 6-3.1 anthers 0.5 2.1 diam., moderately pubeseent; ovary 1-1.1 ellipsoid, 1. mm mm bearing 1 apieal gland; hypanthium 1.6-1. 8 diam., 2-loeular, 6 to 11 ovules per loeule, style mm, 7-4. diam., not prolonged above the ovary, moderately 3 glabrous. Fruits globose, red or to 3. mm densely pubeseent outside, glabrous inside; disk 1.9- blaekish, 7.9-8. 7 diam., exoearp glabrous to Number Volume 439 4 Parra-0. 23, 2014 Eugenia and Myrcia (Myrtaceae) from Colombia X X X em 13.5-20 8-16.5 3.5-11 glabrescent; seeds per slightly reniform, 8.7 vs. em), panieula fruit, 1 em plemmque 18-24 5-10 mm, longiore em), petalis vs. 8 seed papyraeeous, brownish eoat yellow, ([7] ea. mm brevioribus (2.4—2.9 7 mm), fmetu minore (0.9— vs. ea. embryo smooth, with blaekish glands; eugenioid. em 1.2 2.2 em) atque seminibus minoribus (5.6-7 vs. ea. mm mm) 15 vs. ea. distinguitur. and The Habitat etymology. speeifie epithet of new the speeies refers to the Bajo Calima region, m 5-6 when Tree, hairs present 0.1-0. tall; 5(0.7) humid whieh loeated in the western tropieal forests is mm, young branehes simple, golden; flattened light to in the department of Valle del Cauea, elevations at ± eompressed, moderately densely pubeseent; old to between 0 and 150 m. The forests of this region are ± branehes eompressed glabrous to terete, to among eonsidered the most speeies rieh in the world 26-33 glabreseent. Leaf blades or obovate, elliptie & Langendoen and (Faber- Gentry, several 1991), X 13.5-20 em, upper eoriaeeous, surfaee glabrous, new angiosperms have been speeies of deseribed, with impressed glandular lower surfaee glabres- dots, some whieh endemie western of are the tropieal to eent pubeseent, with to slightly slightly bullate, humid Wasshausen, Lozano- 1989; forests (e.g., raised brownish orange glands, apex apieulate, Contreras, 1994; Taylor ah, 1999; Croat ah, et et mm, apieulum 7.3-10 base euneate, margin entire; & Rieketson 2007; Pipoly, 2008). midvein above eonvex flat to slightly (at least in distal eonvex eonvex apex, generally lUCN slightly to to Red As new 2/3), category. speeies List this is eonvex glabrous (oeeasionally glabreseent), strongly known from one and no only other loeation, below, moderately densely pubeseent; veins to lateral have been eolleetions found, the eonservation status of Eugenia calimensis ean only be assessed as Data in 21 to 24 pairs, flat above, glabrous, eonvex below, lUCN moderately densely pubeseent, marginal veins DD, Red to aeeording 2, Defieient, or to List eriteria mm inner one 2.7-4 from margin, outer one 0.5-1 (lUCN, 2001). mm from margin, sometimes almost impereeptible; mm Eugenia 8-13 Discussion. calimensis a distinetive dark brown, is petiole long, slightly rugose, among Colombian Eugenia and speeies reeognized moderately densely pubeseent, is eanalieulate. to by widely apieulate, eoriaeeous leaves, by its elliptie, Infloreseenee subterminal, panieulate, (7)18-24 em, raeemose, densely pubeseent the briefly inflores- 40 60 with flowers per paniele, axes eompressed, to em eenees only to 1 long, and by the small flower brown pedun- densely pubeseent, purple-brown; to mm buds no more than 2.9 Eugenia X in length. mm; 60 3-3.7 unknown; eles braets braeteoles somewhat chrysophyllum calimensis similar E. to is unknown. Flower buds unknown; flowers sessile; known Panama, a speeies from Colombia, Peru, Poir., sepal lobes widely triangular to depressed ovate, 5, and and from Venezuela Freneh Guiana. Brazil X to mm, 1.7-1. 9 6-3. 3 moderately pubeseent both 2. The upper on surfaee of leave blades both speeies is outside and inside, with brownish orange glands, and glabrous, their infloreseenees are similar in ± apex obtuse obtuse; petals obovate or widely to 4, Eugenia from shape. calimensis E. chryso- differs X mm, 2.4-2. 9 3-2. 6 dorsally glabreseent, elliptie, 2. phyllum by the pubeseenee of the lower surfaee of moderately densely pubeseent, apex ventrally to leaf blade (sparsely moderately pubeseent with to ± obtuse obtuse, base truneate euneate; to to golden-brown and by hairs serieeous) vs. fruit its mm; stamens 6-4. seventy ninety, 3 filaments to 2. shape (globose vs. ellipsoid). mm, mm, 2.3-4 anthers globose, 0.3 without apieal mm hypanthium glands; 1.9-2. 3 diam., not prolonged COLOMBIA. Paratype. Valle del Cauea: Bajo Calima, km N 15 Buenaventura, Carton de Colombia above ovary, moderately densely pubeseent both ca. of to mm eoneession, 3°56'N, 77°08'W, 50 m, 16 Feb. 1983 ea. and outside inside; disk 3.6 diam., densely & Mazuera Ladrach (bud, A. Gentry, A. Juncosa, H. W. fr.), mm, pubeseent; 5.2 moderately pubeseent style at 40357 (COL, MO). mm base, glabreseent from middle apex; ovary 1.8 to Myrcia TYPE: diam., 2-loeular, 1 or 2 ovules per loeule; style 5.2 2. icnii C. Parra-0., sp. nov. mm, moderately pubeseent base, glabreseent from at Colombia. Valle del Cauea: Bajo Calima, Coneesion Pulpapel/Buenaventura, 3°55'N, middle to apex. Fruits ellipsoid, red, 0.9-1. 2 em, exoearp moderately pubeseent; seeds developing 77°W, 100 m, Aug. 1984 M. as 1 3 ea. (fl., fr.), X mm, Monsalve 163 CUVC; MO). per slightly reniform, 5.6-7 5-4. 3 seed (holotype, isotype, fruit, 3. eoat papyraeeous, brownish orange, smooth, with Figure 2. immersed embryo glands; myreioid. Haee quoad speeies eoriaeea obovatave folia elliptiea lUCN Red new Beeause & List category. this abaxialiter bullata Myrciae lapidulosae B. Holst M. L. known Kawas from one and no ut videtur sed ab ea majoribus (26-33 speeies only loeation, affinis, foliis is Novon 440 — — Figure 2. Myrcia icnii C. Parra-O. A. Fruiting branch, with elliptic leaves. B. General view of one leaf, showing shape — an Flower some most and most stamens variation as obovate leaf blade. C. after anthesis, with sepals, of the petals, of the — — removed. D. Petal, showing pubescence and more or less obtuse apex. E. Longitudinal section of hypanthium and ovary, — — showing the single ovule per locule. F. Detail of style, with moderate pubescence basally. G. Fruit, with persistent calyx — C-F B and immersed glands H. Myrcioid embryo. A, are drawn from the holotype, M. Monsalve 163 (CUVC); from visible. /. H G Cabrera 15606 (CUVC); and from M. Monsalve 163 (MO). the isotype, et al. named other collections have been found, the conservation Etymology. Myrcia honor the icnii is to my home status of Myrcia can only be assessed as Data Institute de Ciencias Naturales (ICN), icnii lUCN DD, Red Deficient, or according to List criteria institution at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, (lUCN, 2001). which has been a leader in research in taxonomy and 9 2 Number Volume 4 Parra-0. 441 23, 2014 Eugenia and Myrcia (Myrtaceae) from Colombia systematics of Colombian and fauna more Cieneias Naturales, the Universidad Naeional de flora for at The than 75 years. epithet ehoiee as an arbitrary Colombia for their support. noun supported by 23.2 Artiele of the International is Code Nomenelature and of for algae, fungi, plants Literature Cited (Melbourne Code; MeNeill ah, 2012). et & New Bay Croat, D. E. Yates. 2007. speeies of T., Stenospermation and Xanthosoma (Araeeae) from Bajo Myrcia seems be M. Discussion. related icnii to to 298- Novon Calima, Valle Department, Colombia. 17: & lapidulosa B. Holst M. L. Kawas., a speeies from 305. Panama. The leaves of the speeies are similar in & The Faber-Langendoen, D. A. Gentry. 1991. stmeture shape obovate thiekness (elliptie or blades), (eoria- and Choeo Bajo Calima, diversity of rain forests at eeous), and texture of the blade surfaee (slightly Region, Western Colombia. Biotropiea 2-1 23(1): 1. lUCN lUCN. 2001. Red and Categories bullate to bullate on the lower surfaee). Nevertheless, List Criteria, lUCN Version Prepared by the Speeies Survival 3.1. M. from M. by icnii differs lapidulosa the size of its Commission. lUCN, Gland, and Cambridge, Switzerland, X X em (26-33 13.5-20 8-16.5 3.5- larger leaves vs. United Kingdom, <http://www.iuenredlist.org>, ae- em 11 M. by 4-2. in lapidulosa), shorter petals its (2. eessed 2 July 2014. mm mm), 7 longer panieles typieally vs. ea. its Dugandiodendron Talauma Lozano-Contreras, G. 1994. y em 5-10 ([7J18-24 vs. em), its smaller fruits (0.9-1. (Magnoliaeeae) en el Neotropieo. Aeademia Colombiana mm em 2.2 em), and smaller seeds (5.6-7 de Cieneias Exaetas, Fisieas Naturales. Coleee. Jorge vs. ea. its y 1-147. Alvarez Lleras 15 mm). 3: vs. ea. W. W. MeNeill, F. R. Barrie, R. Buek, V. Demoulin, J., COLOMBIA. Hawksworth, Herendeen, Knapp, Greuter, D. Paratype. Valle del Cauca: Bajo Calima, L. P. S. S. W. Pmd’homme 50 m, 8 July 1987 Cabrera 15606 (CUVC). K. Marhold, Prado, F. van Reine, G. (st.), I. et al. J. & Wiersema Smith, H. N. Turland 2012. F. (editors). J. J. CUVC am Acknowledgments. and grateful to I Code Nomenelature and International of for algae, fungi, MO Thanks Regnum providing aeeess for to their eolleetions. plants (Melbourne Code). Veg. 154. & A who new are expressed Mareela Morales, prepared the Rieketson, Pipoly. 2008. speeies of Parathesis to J. J. Novon 241-243. (Myrsinaeeae) from Colombia. 18: M. Kawasaki and Mareos Sobral illustrations. L. & W. Taylor, Devia, A. Cogollo C. Persson. 1999. C., made eomments on helpful the manuseript. also I Nuevos taxones de Rubiaeeae de Costa Paeifiea de la thank Rosa Ortiz-Gentry (MO) providing images for of Colombia Eeuador. Novon 431-440. 9: y seleeted speeimens of Colombian Myrtaeeae depos- New Wasshausen, and D. 1989. interesting speeies of MO. As thank Herbario Naeional the ited well, at I Aeanthaeeae from Colombia. Revista Aead. Colomb. Ci. Colombiano (COL), and de 249-257. partieularly the Institute Exaet. 17(65):