A new, critically endangered species of Aiphanes (Arecaceae) from Colombia
2017; Q15088586; Volume: 298; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.11646/phytotaxa.298.1.6
ISSN1179-3163
AutoresRodrigo Bernal, Saúl E. Hoyos-Gómez, Finn Borchsenius,
Tópico(s)Botanical Research and Applications
ResumoAiphanes argos is a new species of palm segregated from Aiphanes parvifolia, which is now recognized to be a species complex. Aiphanes argos is one of the few rheophytic members of the palm family, and is endemic to a small area in the Samaná Norte River canyon in Antioquia, Colombia, where it is critically endangered because its populations are threatened by the damming of the river for a hydroelectric plant. The epiteth argos is the name of the conglomerate that intends to build the dam, and is given to the palm as a plea for the conservation of the Samaná Norte River canyon.
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