A New Species of Zanthoxylum (Rutaceae) from Colombia and Brazil

Carlos Reynel R.; Yeison Londoño-Echeverri

doi:10.3417/2023838

Carlos Reynel R. Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina
Yeison Londoño-Echeverri Universidad de Antioquia/Herbario MEDEL https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5169-598X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3417/2023838

Keywords: Ciénaga, igarapé, lacustrine, Neotropics, new species, taxonomy, trees

Abstract

A new species of Zanthoxylum L. (Rutaceae) from Colombia and Brazil is described here, based upon morphological characters. Zanthoxylum palustre Londoño-Ech. & Reynel is distributed in lacustrine, riverine, and swampy environments at very low altitude, and belongs to Zanthoxylum sect. Macqueria Comm. ex Triana & Planch., the largest section of the genus; it is distinguished by several vegetative and reproductive characteristics.