Echinodorus emersus Lehtonen
Basionym von : Aquarius emersus (Lehtonen) Christenh. & Byng
Described as a new species by Samuli Lehtonen in 2009
Translation of the first description
Echinodorus emersus Lehtonen sp. nov. echinodori
similar to a coarse rataj, but differs by a small number of inflorescences;
flowers stalkless, normal petals scattered (not recurved) and glandular fruits. Type.
Peru: Loreto, Alto Amazonas, Río Pastaza, Sungachicocha,
03°42′27.1″S, 79°28′05.7″W, elev. 170 m, July 29
2003, Lehtonen 139 (holotype AMAZ!; isotype TUR!).[1]
- ↑ An Integrative Approach to Species Delimitation in Echinodorus Samuli Lehtonen 2009