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A new species of Cordia is described from Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Cordia santacruzensis is currently known from only four collections and appears to be endemic to mid-elevation cloud forests from 1950–2850 m in elevation. A nomen novum is proposed for Cordia venosa Killip and the confused nomenclatural history of Varronia crenata is reviewed.
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I would like to thank Bobbi Angel for the illustration and the curators at LPB and USZ for locating specimens and providing images. Holly Porter-Morgan calculated Extent of Occurrence for the provisional red list assessment.
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Miller, J.S. New Boraginales from tropical America 7: A new species of Cordia from Bolivia and nomenclatural notes on neotropical Cordiaceae. Brittonia 64, 359–362 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-012-9243-3
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