New taxa ofFestuca (Poaceae) from Ecuador

Summary

A revision of the genusFestuca (Poaceae) in Ecuador resulted in the description of nine new taxa presented here, all of which are endemic to the Ecuadorian páramos.

Keywords

Taxon, Poaceae, Festuca, Plant ecology, Botany

References

Paramo, an Andean ecosystem under human influenceHenrik Balslev, James L. Luteyn — 1992
Seed Plants of the High Andes of Ecuador: A ChecklistPer M. Jørgensen — 1995
The grasses of Ecuador, Peru and BoliviaA. S. Hitchcock — 1927
Nova genera et species plantarum [...] [Volume 3]K. Martius

Cited by

Ploidy level variability in South American fescues (festuca L., poaceae): use of flow cytometry in up to 5 1/2-year-old caryopses and herbarium specimens.Petr Šmarda, Daniel Stančík — 2006
Festuca giraldoi (Loliinae, Poaeceae), a new species from Argentina, with a revision of the taxonomic concept and identity of Festuca lilloiJuan C. Ospina, Pablo Picca — 2019

Related papers

Festuca lasto Boiss. of southwestern Iberia (Poaceae)Vicenta de la Fuente, Emma Ortúñez — 1992
LEAF CROSS SECTIONS AND PHYTOGEOGRAPHY: A POTENT COMBINATION FOR IDENTIFYING MEMBERS OF FESTUCA SUBGG. FESTUCA AND LEUCOPOA (POACEAE), OCCURRING IN NORTH AMERICAS. G. Aiken, Laurie L. Consaul — 1995
Light and Vegetative Growth in the Grasses Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin. and Festuca ovina L.M. N. Foggo, I. J. Warrington — 1989
Leaf Cross Sections and Phytogeography: A Potent Combination for Identifying Members of Festuca subgg. Festuca and Leucopoa (Poaceae), Occurring in North AmericaS. G. Aiken, Laurie L. Consaul — 1995
A new group of endophytes in European grassesWalid Naffaa, Catherine Ravel, J. J. Guillaumin — 1998
Estudio taxonómico del complejo Festuca alpina (Poaceae, Pooideae) en la Península Ibérica. Taxonomic study of Festuca alpina complex (Poaceae, Pooideae) in the Iberian Peninsula.Eusebio Jiménez López, Gloria Martínez‐Sagarra, Juan Antonio Devesa Alcaraz — 2017
Three New Taxa of Chascolytrum (Poaceae, Pooideae, Poeae) from South AmericaLiliana Essi, Tatiana Teixeirade Souza Chies, Hilda Maria Longhi Wagner — 2010
Estudio taxonómico del complejo Festuca alpina (Poaceae, Pooideae) en la Península Ibérica. Taxonomic study of Festuca alpina complex (Poaceae, Pooideae) in the Iberian Peninsula.Eusebio López, Gloria Martínez‐Sagarra, Juan Antonio Devesa Alcaraz — 2017
Festuca sect.Eskia (Poaceae) in the Iberian PeninsulaVicenta de la Fuente, Emma Ortúñez — 2001