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Dussia atropurpurea (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae), a new species from Central America and notes on sarcotesta coloration in Dussia systematics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2010

N. Zamora ,
R. T. Pennington  and
C. S. Stirton
N. Zamora
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (IN Bio), PO Box 22-3100, Santo Domingo, Heredia, Costa Rica.
R. T. Pennington
Affiliation:
Corresponding author. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK.
C. S. Stirton
Affiliation:
National Botanic Garden of Wales, Middleton Hall, Llanarthnc, Carmarthenshire SA32 8HG, UK.
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Abstract

Dussia atropurpurea is a new species found in Costa Rica and Panamá. It differs from all other Dussia species in this region in its dark purple sarcotesta. The only other species of Dussia with a sarcotesta of this colour is the Amazonian D. tessmannii which is clearly distinct morphologically. Sarcotesta colour is an important character for species delimitation in Dussia, but is infrequently recorded.

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Costa Ricafruit dispersalLeguminosaePanamásarcotesta
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 56 , Issue 2 , July 1999 , pp. 175 - 180
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 1999

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