Salvia guacana, una nueva Labiatae de Colombia con flores resupinadas y sinopsis de Salvia sect. Tubiflorae

A new species of Salvia with resupinate flowers (a rare attribute in this genus) from the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia is described and illustrated. The circunscription and composition of Salvia section Tubiflorae, to which the new species belongs to, are discussed. It is proposed that the small s...

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Author: Fernández-Alonso, José Luis
Format: article
Publication Date:2012
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/83708
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/83708
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Colombia
Labiatae
Neotrópico
Salvia sect. Killipiana
Salvia sect. Tubiflorae
Salvia subgen. Calosphace
Taxonomía
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Summary:A new species of Salvia with resupinate flowers (a rare attribute in this genus) from the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia is described and illustrated. The circunscription and composition of Salvia section Tubiflorae, to which the new species belongs to, are discussed. It is proposed that the small section Killipiana (two species of Colombia) be included in section Tubiflorae. A synopsis of the expanded section Tubiflorae, which comprises 18 taxa (15 species and three subspecies) tath range from Mexico to Brazil (including The West Indies) is presented.