New Species of Siparuna (Monimiaceae) I. Four New Species from Ecuador and Colombia

Resumen

Siparuna campii, S. guajalitensis, and S. pubancura from central Ecuador, S. multifora and S. conica from northwestern Ecuador and western Colombia, S. verticillata from Amazonian Ecuador, and S. cascada from southeastern Ecuador are described, illustrated, and discussed as to their relationships with morphologically similar species. Macrophotographs of male and female flowers illustrate the unusual details of Siparuna floral struc-