Abstract

GIRALDO-CANAS, Diego. UNA ESPECIE NUEVA DE FURCRAEA (AGAVACEAE) DE COLOMBIA. Darwiniana, nueva serie [online]. 2020, vol.8, n.2, pp.499-508. ISSN 0011-6793.  http://dx.doi.org/10.14522/darwiniana.2020.82.917.

Giraldo-Cañas, D. 2020. A new species of Furcraea (Agavaceae) from Colombia. Darwiniana, nueva serie 8(2): 499-508.

As a result of recent studies of South American Agavaceae, a new species of Furcraea is described. This species is endemic of a small area of the Andean Cordillera Oriental of Colombia and it belongs to Furcraea sect. Furcraea. The uses and popular names are documented for the new species. Based on IUCN criteria, the new species is categorized as “critically endangered” (CR). Thus, a total of five species of Furcraea are currently known in Colombia, F. abisaii Giraldo-Cañas, F. acaulis (Kunth) B. Ullrich, F. cabuya Trelease, F. foetida (L.) Haworth, and F. selloana K. Koch. A key for the Colombian species is included. The new species is more similar to F. hexapetala (Jacq.) Urb. and F. selloana K. Koch, and therefore, their features are given.

Keywords : Agavaceae; endangered plant species; Flora of Colombia; Neotropical flora; xeric areas..

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