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| Aphanandrium narupayacuensis Cornejo, Wassh. & Exe, in Cornejo, Wasshausen, Exe et Johnson, 2023. |
Abstract
Aphanandrium, a genus of herbs and shrubs in the Acanthaceae from the Neotropics, is reinstated based on a previous phylogenetic study, and the following new combinations are herein presented: Aphanandrium grandifolius, A. harlingii var. harlingii, A. harlingii var. longifolius, and A. nitidus. Also, Aphanandrium narupayacuensis, a distinctive new species from the lowlands of northeastern Ecuador, is formally described and illustrated, and its relationship to morphologically closely related species is discussed.
Keywords: Ecuador, Narupayacu, Neriacanthus, Neotropics
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| Aphanandrium narupayacuensis Cornejo, Wassh. & Exe. A, habit; B, terminal leafy branch, abaxial view; C, inflorescence; D, close-up of swollen distal part of corolla tube; E, F, flowers at anthesis; G, longitudinal section of corolla, lateral view; H, floral bract, calyx, and base of corolla tube; I, fruits nearly to maturity attached to the rachis of infructescence, lateral view. A–I are based on the type. Photographs A, B, G, and H by X. Cornejo; C, D, E, F, and I, by N. Exe. |
Xavier Cornejo, Dieter Wasshausen, Nolan Exe and Mia Johnson. 2023. The Reinstatement of Aphanandrium (Acanthaceae), A New Species from Ecuador and Four New Combinations. Harvard Papers in Botany. 28(1); 31-36.