Two new species of Annonaceae from Bolivia

Abstract

Two new tree species of Annonaceae are described here: Ephedranthus boliviensis CHATROU & PIRIE and Klarobelia pandoensis CHATROU. Ephedranthus boliviensis is the only species in the genus occurring in Bolivia (departments of Beni, Pando, and Santa Cruz). Next to Klarobelia inundata CHATROU, only known from one collection in Bolivia, Klarobelia pandoensis is the second recorded species of Klarobelia for Bolivia. Klarobelia pandoensis is endemic for Bolivia (department of Pando), Ephedranthus boliviensis is also known from one collection from the Brazilian state of Acre