Casearia isthmica de Mestier & O. Ortiz A flowering branch B inflorescence C flowers at anthesis D fruiting branch E leaves F ripe fruit G bark. Photos A, C, E (back side of the leaf) by Carmen Galdames (Galdames 6153). Photos D, E (front side of the leaf) by Carmen Galdames (Galdames 6642). Photo B by Ernesto Campos (Sumich 151). Photos G, E by Ernesto Campos Plate by Marco Cedeño-Fonseca.

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Dec 2023

Astrid de Mestier
Ernesto G. Campos-Pineda
Marco Cedeño Fonseca
Orlando O. Ortiz

We describe here a new species of Casearia from Panama based on both morphological and molecular data. Casearia isthmica sp. nov. is restricted to the mid-elevation cloud forests of Central Panama and presents morphological similarities with two more widespread species, C. sanchezii from high elevation areas of El Salvador and Mexico and C. tremula...