Studies in Neotropical Araliaceae. V. Sciodaphyllum zarucchii (Araliaceae), a New Species from Antioquia, Colombia, Honoring James L. Zarucchi (1952–2019)

M. Marcela Mora; Porter P. Lowry II; Gregory M. Plunkett; Álvaro Idárraga-Piedrahíta; Jáider Jiménez-Montoya; Peter H. Raven

doi:10.3417/2020540

M. Marcela Mora Missouri Botanical Garden
Porter P. Lowry II Missouri Botanical Garden
Gregory M. Plunkett New York Botanical Garden
Álvaro Idárraga-Piedrahíta Fundación Jardín Botánico de Medellín “Joaquín Antonio Uribe”
Jáider Jiménez-Montoya Universidad de Antioquia
Peter H. Raven Missouri Botanical Garden

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3417/2020540

Keywords: Andes, Araliaceae, conservation status, Neotropics, new species, Schefflera, Sciodaphyllum

Abstract

Sciodaphyllum zarucchii M. M. Mora, Lowry, Idárraga, Jiménez-Mont. & G. M. Plunkett (Araliaceae) is described as a new species in honor of James L. Zarucchi (1952–2019). It occurs in humid premontane and montane forests on the western slope of the Cordillera Occidental in the department of Antioquia, Colombia, where it is known from only two localities, one of which is highly threatened by forest clearing. A risk of extinction assessment using the IUCN Red List criteria reveals that S. zarucchii is Endangered.

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