A new species of (Malvaceae, Malvoideae) from the high Andes of Ecuador.

A new species of (Malvaceae, Malvoideae) growing in the high Andes of Ecuador is described. E.J.

A new cherry species (, Rosaceae) from south-western Ecuador.

, a new species from Buenaventura Reserve at El Oro province in Ecuador is described and illustrated. Additionally, notes on its geographical distribution, ecology, conservation status, and taxonomic affinities are documented. has some vegetative and floral similarities with other Andean species, but the unique combination of oblong-lanceolate leaves with prominent secondary and tertiary veins, densiflorous floriferous shoots less than 5 cm long, sepals with two marginal glands and flowers with turbinate hypanthium clearly differentiates it from the rest.

Notes on (Convolvulaceae) from Ecuador.

Fieldwork, examination of herbarium specimens and photographic images, supported by molecular sequencing have resulted in the re-interpretation of a number of species of L. found in Ecuador and the recognition of four new species. Standl.

Annotated checklist of L. (Rosaceae) from South America.

The diversity of in South America is much understudied and a taxonomic framework needs to be established as a basis for future revisionary and phylogenetic work. Our review identified 110 names based on South American specimens which were published since 1767. Each name was then classified according to its botanical description and type material.

Rediscovery of Rusby (Rosaceae) and a new record for the flora of Ecuador and Peru.

We report the rediscovery of Rusby, "Mora India", described in 1933 from Colombia and not mentioned again until the present study. We also update its distribution with eight new localities in Colombia, seven in Ecuador and one in Peru, being a new record for the flora of the latter two countries. This is the first time that ' stipules and flowers are found and detailed through a botanical description, illustrations and photographs.

Two new species of L. (Rosaceae) from the western Andes of Ecuador.

Two new species of (Rosaceae) from the western Andes of northern Ecuador are described. D.A.