Paronychia ubinensis (Caryophyllaceae: Paronychioideae) a new species from Moquegua, south Peru

Abstract

As part of the botanical and phytosociological characterisation of the Moqueguan flora, several Caryophyllaceae were studied. A specimen that was collected from the Ubinas district is named Paronychia ubinensis (Caryophyllaceae: Paronychioideae) and described as a new species. This species is compared with its closest relatives P. andina, P. mandoniana, P. muschleri, P. peruviana and P. weberbaueri from Southern Peru. © 2013 Magnolia Press.