| Source: |
Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru, download date: August 28, 1995
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| Name: |
Polylepis besseri Hieron. |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Status: |
ACCEPTED |
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Synonym(s):
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Polylepis rugulosa Bitter |
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Polylepis subquinquefolia Bitter |
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Polylepis incana subsp. brachypoda Bitter |
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Polylepis incana subsp. incarum Bitter |
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Polylepis incana subsp. subtusalbida Bitter |
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Polylepis racemosa var. lanata Kuntze |
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Polylepis racemosa var. tomentosa Kuntze |
| Taxon Notes: |
Ecology: Native tree. Andean II-III: grasslands, shrublands. 3000-4500 m. Voucher: Ferreyra 2594 (MO!) |
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| Geography: |
Arequipa, Cuzco, Moquegua, Puno, Tacna. |
| Reference in Source: |
Simpson, B. B., 1979: 42. |
| SourceHigherTaxon from IOPI: |
Rosaceae |
| SourceStatusDesignation: |
A |