Group: Dicot Rank: species Kind: Name of a new Taxon Herbarium Placement: Bayer, 3rd, C, 262

Authors:

Moonlight, Peter Watson
Clark, John Littner

Published In: Edinburgh Journal of Botany 77(1): 90, f. 2A–G, 3A–F. 2019. (21 Aug 2019) (Edinburgh J. Bot.)
Annotation: The species is named for the distinctive fimbriations on the lower corolla lobe. Fimbriations are common in several genera of New World Gesneriaceae (especially Drymonia Mart.), but no currently known described species in Diastema is known for this feature.

Type-Protologue

Locality: Peru. Ucayali Region, Coronel Portillo Province, c.500 m beyond Margariti on path from Divisora pass, 1630 m, 09°09'54"S, 75°47'59"W, 7 Feb 2016

Collector and Number: P.W. Moonlight & A. Daza 197

Distribution: Peru

Institution(s): HT: MOL; IT: E-00885503, MO, USM

Higher Taxa:     Taxonomy Browser
Concept: Andean Bryophytes Bolivia Checklist Catalogue of New World Grasses Ecuador Catalogue Flora Mesoamericana Madagascar Catalogue Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica Moss Flora of China Peru Checklist Philippine Bryophytes System    details

• class:  Equisetopsida C. Agardh
• subclass:  Magnoliidae Novák ex Takht.
• superorder:  Asteranae Takht.
• order:  Lamiales Bromhead
• family:  Gesneriaceae Rich. & Juss.
• genus:  Diastema Benth.

Projects: Selva Central Peru , VPA

Keywords: VPA