A new species of Paypayrola from a white sand savanna in the San Miguel river basin, a tributary of the lower Guainía river in Amazonas State, Venezuela, is described, illustrated, and its relationships with putatively allied species are discussed. This new species differs from all others in the genus in its small habit and aggregate life-form. The flowers are similar to those of P. confertiflora and P. blanchetiana but are intermediate in size and the petals are pink- or red-tinged. The phytogeography of white sand savannas is briefly discussed and a key and a synopsis of the known species of Paypayrola are presented in two appendices. Leaf structure and histology were studied using both light and scanning electron microscopy and a chemical test showed a positive reaction to aluminum accumulation in leaf tissues. However, it was not possible to ascertain if levels of aluminum accumulation exceeded what was present in the substrate.
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31 December 2014
Paypayrola Arenacea (Violaceae), a New Species with an Unusual Life-Form from a White Sand Savanna in the Amazon River Basin of Venezuela
Gerardo Aymard-C,
Lisa M. Campbell,
Gustavo A. Romero-González
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Harvard Papers in Botany
Vol. 19 • No. 2
December 2014
Vol. 19 • No. 2
December 2014
aluminum
Guayana
leaf structure
upper Rio Negro basin
Violaceae
white sand habitats