Fatoua villosa (Moraceae): primer reporte como subespontánea en Argentina y Sudamérica

Eva Bulacio; Alberto C.  Slanis

doi:10.30550/j.lil/2263

Authors

Eva Bulacio Instituto de Taxonomía Fanerogámica y Palinología, Área Botánica, Fundación Miguel Lillo (FML). Tucumán, Argentina. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0630-4294
Alberto C. Slanis Instituto de Taxonomía Fanerogámica y Palinología, Área Botánica, Fundación Miguel Lillo. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán (UNT). Tucumán, Argentina. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7570-1747

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30550/j.lil/2263

Keywords:

Adventitious flora, Fatoua villosa, northwestern Argentina

Abstract

The occurrence of Fatoua villosa (Moraceae), a species native to tropical Asia and Australia, is cited for the first time in the adventitious flora of South American, based on specimens collected in the provinces of Tucumán and Jujuy (Argentina). This work provides a detailed description and illustration of the species its collection sites in Argentina. The development of the fruit is well described, elucidating this little-known process about which there are diverse and often confusing interpretations. With this record the number of Moraceae genera reported for the Argentine flora increases to eight, and the number of species to 17.

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