Image credit: © 2020 Phytotaxa
Abstract
Pouteria kossmanniae (Sapotaceae, Chrysophylloideae), a new species from Central Amazonia, is here described. It is known from the Manaus region, Amazonas, Brazil, and is found in non-flooded upland forests, known as terra firme. Illustrations are provided in addition to geographic distribution, with a comparison of the morphological and spectral (near-infrared) differences between P. kossmanniae and its very similar species Pouteria macrophylla, Pouteria manaosensis, and Pouteria rodriguesiana. The species is naturally common in some urban forest fragments, but since only a low number of subpopulations is known, we assign P. kossmanniae the preliminary conservation status of “Endangered”.
Caroline C. Vasconcelos
DSc candidate in Botany
My research interests include taxonomy and systematics (especially neotropical Sapotaceae); spectroscopy as a integrative tools; Amazonian flora; species distribution modelling; floristic studies; and tropical forest ecology.