Piper kelleyi, a hotspot of ecological interactions and a new species from Ecuador and Peru

Authors: Tepe, Eric Countries: Ecuador, Peru DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.34.6376 Published: Jan. 1, 2014 Source: PhytoKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Andes · Topics: Plant and animal studies, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies

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We describe Piper kelleyi sp. nov., a new species from the eastern Andes of Ecuador and Peru, named in honor of Dr. Walter Almond Kelley. Piper kelleyi is a member of the Macrostachys clade of the genus Piper and supports a rich community of generalist and specialist herbivores, their predators and parasitoids, as well as commensalistic earwigs, and mutualistic ants. This new species was recognized as part of an ecological study of phytochemically mediated relationships between plants, herbivores, predators, and parasitoids. Compared to over 100 other Piper species surveyed, Piper kelleyi supports the largest community of specialist herbivores and parasitoids observed to date.

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