Check List 21(2): 457-466, doi: 10.15560/21.2.457

New distribution records of Gomphrena fuscipellita T. Ortuño & T. Borsch (Amaranthaceae): a rare endemic from Bolivia

Teresa Ortuño^‡§, Elmer Cuba^|§, Daniel B. Montesinos-Tubée^¶#, Salvador Loza^§, Pablo Duchen^¤

‡ Universidad Mayor Real y Pontificia de San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca, Sucre, Bolivia§ Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia| Universidad San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca, Sucre, Bolivia¶ Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, Leiden, Netherlands# Universidad Católica San Pablo, Arequipa, Peru¤ Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany

Corresponding author: Teresa Ortuño ( ortunio.limarino.teresa@usfx.bo )

Corresponding author: Pablo Duchen ( pduchen@gmail.com )

Academic editor: Matias Köhler

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Citation: Ortuño T, Cuba E, Montesinos-Tubée DB, Loza S, Duchen P (2025) New distribution records of Gomphrena fuscipellita T. Ortuño & T. Borsch (Amaranthaceae): a rare endemic from Bolivia. Check List 21(2): 457-466. https://doi.org/10.15560/21.2.457

Abstract

We report on Gomphrena fuscipellita T. Ortuño & T. Borsch, a species endemic to Bolivia’s dry valleys. This species was initially described from a type specimen collected in 2005 in Cochabamba (Mizque Province) and an additional sample from Potosí (Charcas Province). However, after two decades, the species has been documented further across southern Bolivia. This study provides an updated geographical distribution, micro‑morphological trichome descriptions, and ecological insights that refine habitat characterization and advance the understanding of its ecological and geographical features.

Keywords

Conservation, dry valleys, El Palmar, protected areas, Toro Toro