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Two New Species Of Uncinia (Cyperaceae) From Chile, Gerald A. Wheeler
Two New Species Of Uncinia (Cyperaceae) From Chile, Gerald A. Wheeler
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
Two new species of Uncinia (Cyperaceae) are described from Chile. Both are local endemics, with U. chilensis known from VIII (Bío Bío) and IX (Araucanía) regións of central Chile and U. araucana from IX Región only.
Uncinia (Cyperaceae) Of Ecuador, Gerald A. Wheeler, Paul Goetghebeur
Uncinia (Cyperaceae) Of Ecuador, Gerald A. Wheeler, Paul Goetghebeur
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
Nine species of Uncinia (Cyperaceae: Caricoideae) are recorded from Ecuador, one of which, U. ecuadorensis, is newly described and illustrated here. Descriptions, illustrations, distribution maps, and both artificial and vegetative keys are provided for the nine species, and for some uncinias additional taxonomic, phytogeographic and ecological comments are made. A lectotype is designated for the name U. lenuis.