A new species of Leucheria (Asteraceae), endemic to Chile.
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https://doi.org/10.31055/1851.2372.v53.n1.19909Keywords:
Compositae, Chile, endemismo, Nassauvieae.Abstract
A new species of Leucheria (Asteraceae), endemic to Chile. A new species of Leucheria Lag. (Asteraceae, Nassauvieae), L. meladensis Katinas, Crisci & A.E. Martic., with entire, elliptic, petiolate, scarcely pubescent leaves is described and illustrated. This would be the only species endemic to Reserva Nacional Bellotos del Melado, at 35º S, in Linares province of the Maule region, Chile. A key to the species of Leucheria that inhabit the Linares province is presented.
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2018-04-20
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“A New Species of Leucheria (Asteraceae), Endemic to Chile”. 2018. Boletín De La Sociedad Argentina De Botánica (Journal of the Argentine Botanical Society 53 (1): 93-98. https://doi.org/10.31055/1851.2372.v53.n1.19909.
