TY - JOUR
T1 - An unexpected record of the endemic species Polylepis albicans Pilger (Rosaceae) in Huancavelica, Peru, with notes on its conservation and complex geographic distribution pattern
AU - Quispe Melgar, Harold Rusbelth
AU - Llacua-Tineo, Yashira Stefani
AU - Cuadros Rojas, Robinson Daniel
AU - Huayta Hinojosa, David
AU - Lagones Poma, Katherine Lucero
AU - Ames Martinez, Fressia Nathalie
AU - Boza Espinoza, Tatiana Espinoza
PY - 2023/3/21
Y1 - 2023/3/21
N2 - Polylepis albicans Pilger (Rosaceae) is restricted to the Cordillera Blanca in Ancash and La Libertad, northwestern Peru. Here, we report the occurrence of a new population of the species in Huancavelica, central Peru. We analyzed its morphology and compared samples of the new record with samples collected from the Cordillera Blanca, where the main populations of the species are concentrated. We discuss the complex patterns of the geographic distribution P. albicans and the implications for its conservation.
AB - Polylepis albicans Pilger (Rosaceae) is restricted to the Cordillera Blanca in Ancash and La Libertad, northwestern Peru. Here, we report the occurrence of a new population of the species in Huancavelica, central Peru. We analyzed its morphology and compared samples of the new record with samples collected from the Cordillera Blanca, where the main populations of the species are concentrated. We discuss the complex patterns of the geographic distribution P. albicans and the implications for its conservation.
KW - Biogeography
KW - conservation
KW - endangered species
KW - high-Andean forest
KW - protected natural areas
KW - extension
U2 - https://doi.org/10.15560/19.2.199
DO - https://doi.org/10.15560/19.2.199
M3 - Original Article
SN - 1809-127X
VL - 19
SP - 199
JO - Check List
JF - Check List
IS - 2
M1 - 207
ER -