Abstract
Eschweilera foetulenta and Eschweilera magnifica, two new species of the Eschweilera parvifolia clade of Lecythidaceae from the Caribbean-slope rainforests of western and central Panama are described and illustrated, and taxonomic affinities are inferred for their placement. Information on distribution, habitat, ecology, phenology and conservation status according to IUCN protocols are provided for the new taxa.
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Eschweilera foetulenta y Eschweilera magnifica, dos nuevas especies de Lecythidaceae del Clado Eschweilera parvifolia, de las selvas tropicales de la vertiente Caribe del centro y oeste de Panamá se describen, ilustran y se ofrecen afinidades taxonómicas inferidas para las especies aquí tratadas. Se proporciona información sobre distribución, hábitat, ecología, fenología y estado de conservación de acuerdo con la UICN para los nuevos taxones aquí descritos.
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We thank the National Geographic Society for supporting the first author on botanical expeditions to Sierra Llorona, Colón, and the support of the NSF-OPUS Scholarship Program to the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. We thank Minera Panamá S. A. for the logistical support that facilitated the field work and collaborators who assisted with plant collections, namely Jonathan Montenegro, Alex Espinosa, Irving Vergara, Edgardo González, Uribiades Rodríguez, Luis Rojas (†) and Elison Rodríguez. We thank the staff of the herbarium of the University of Panama (PMA): María Stapf, Lucila Guillén and Vielka Murillo and also the staff of the herbarium from the New York Botanical Garden for providing frequent use of their facilities to the first author during his visit. We thank the National Direction of Protected Areas and Wildlife from the Environment Ministry (MIAMBIENTE) for granting the research permits to the first author and specimen export permits. We also want to thank Jeraldin Vergara for his spectacular drawings and Vayron De Gracia for making the distribution maps of the species described in this manuscript. Finally, we thank our colleague Cristian López for his help in reviewing the manuscript and advising, Orlando Ortiz for his help in assessing the conservation status (IUCN criteria) of the species, reviewing the manuscript, and making constructive suggestions. This work is dedicated with much love and respect to my mentor, the late Scott A. Mori, who was a specialist in the Neotropical Lecythidaceae. During the short time I worked with Scott, I learned a great deal about Lecythidaceae, especially about the genus Eschweilera and its clades. I hope to continue his legacy by discovering comprehending better this family of trees, about which he was so passionate.
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Field work by JEBG was funded through financial support from the National Geographic Society (2014–2015), which allowed some of the field expeditions to Sierra Llorona and an academic visit to the New York Botanical Garden.
JEBG worked as a botanist at First Quantum Minerals LTD- Minera Panama Company from 2014 to 2015. This company assumed the cost of food, transportation and work tools required during field expeditions in Donoso.
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Scott A. Mori passed away on August 12, 2020.
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Batists G., J.E., Mori, S.A. Eschweilera foetulenta and E. magnifica (Lecythidaceae), two new species from the rainforest of the Caribbean slopes of Panama. Brittonia 75, 318–332 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-023-09752-0
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