- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60449087-2
- Publication
- Novon; a Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. St. Louis, MO
- Collation
- 18(3): 320 (319-324; fig. 1)
- Date of Publication
- 2 Sep 2008
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Aquifoliaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- N. Cuello, W. Albarrán, L. Linares, R. Caracas, L. Zambrano & P. Tovar 2771
- Locality
- Mun. Boconó, Parque Nac. Guaramacal, bosque de 8–10 m de alto, sobre lomas adyacentes a las lagunas del Páramo El Pumar, Parcela No. 35, UTM 368063 E, 1018977 N, alt. 2890 m, (♀ fl., fr.)
- Type Herbaria
- holotype PORT
isotype US
isotype VEN - Distribution Of Types
- Trujillo (Venezuela, Northern South America, Southern America)
Remarks
Ilex guaramacalensis is morphologically similar to I. kunthiana Triana from the high mountains of Costa Rica and Panama, the Coastal Cordillera, and the Andes of Venezuela to Peru, but the new species differs by the shape of its young branchlets, leaves, pedicels, and petals; the higher number of secondary veins; the shorter inflorescences; and the 4-merous flowers. (vide abstract). Distribution and Ecology: I. guaramacalensis is so far endemic to Venezuela and known only from the subpáramo, páramo, and Andean forests from 2750–3100 m on the highest reaches of the Guaramacal massif in Trujillo state.