Calceolaria flavida (Calceolariaceae) a new endemic species to central Chile

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Chilean Mediterranean hotspot · Topics: Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs, Advanced Graph Theory Research, Graph Theory and Algorithms

A new species of Calceolaria sect. Cheiloncos endemic to central Chile is described. A comparison with the morphologically similar species Calceolaria asperula and Calceolaria petioalaris is made, and a key as well as detailed images to differentiate them is provided. The species is only known from the Natural Sanctuary Cerro El Roble, which is part of the coastal mountain range of central Chile and can be considered as Critically Endangered (CR) under the IUCN categories and criteria.

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