Andea, a New Genus of Neotropical Lauraceae

  • Henk van der Werff Missouri Botanical Garden
Keywords: Andea, Andes, gynodioecy, Lauraceae, new genus, Ocotea

Abstract

A new genus, Andea van der Werff, is described. It consists of 25 gynodioecious species, all occurring in the Andes except for one species found in the mountains of Costa Rica. Morphological characteristics are discussed and a key to the species is presented.

Published
2022-08-18
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