
Daniel B. Montesinos-Tubée- PhD
- Departamento de Ciencias Naturales at Universidad Católica San Pablo
Daniel B. Montesinos-Tubée
- PhD
- Departamento de Ciencias Naturales at Universidad Católica San Pablo
Plant Taxonomy & Biosystematics | Herbarium | Biodiversity Conservation | Book Editor
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Introduction
Systematics, evolution and biogeography of Caryophyllaceae from South America with special focus in Peru.
Studies on Senecioneae (Asteraceae) from the Central Andes.
Plant communities from mountanious regions of the Peruvian Andes.
Plant-plant interactions and facilitation processes in highland ecosystems.
Plant and ecosystem booklet editions from Peru.
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April 2016 - present
July 2021 - June 2024
September 2012 - April 2021
Education
January 2011 - April 2016
August 2007 - August 2010
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Se estudió la diversidad florística del monte ribereño del río Chili a lo largo del cauce que atraviesa la ciudad de Arequipa (provincia y departamento de Arequipa) en los distritos de Alto Selva Alegre, Cayma, Yanahuara, Cercado, Sachaca, Tiabaya y Uchumayo. Se seleccionaron 45 áreas de muestreo donde se identificaron 245 especies de flora (Magnol...
Plantas silvestres de Arequipa en áreas urbanas y rurales es una guía para la identificación de especies nativas e introducidas distribuidas en áreas influenciadas por el hombre, el cual es el resultado de una cuidadosa selección de plantas cuyos inventarios se vienen realizando desde hace más de 15 años en Arequipa, Perú. El estudio se compone de...
Two new endemic species from Bolivia, Gomphrena vallegrandensis T. Ortuño & S. Lozada-Gobilard and Gomphrena palmariensis T. Ortuño, J. Gutiérrez. & Montesinos, are described and illustrated. The former only occurs in the native open natural grassland close to the Tucuman forest (Prov. Vallegrande), and the latter is restricted to the areas with ro...
The genus Puccinellia Parl. is represented in Peru by three species, Puccinellia frigida (Phil.) I.M. Johnst., P. parvula Hitchc., and P. magellanica (Hook. f.) Parodi. This study provides new records of grasses not previously reported in the Peruvian agrostological flora. It includes a key for recognizing the recorded species, data on their geogra...
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 souther...
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 souther...
A new species of Nasa ser. Alatae (Urban & Gilg) Weigend from Northern Peru is described and illustrated. Nasa katjaesp. nov. was at first encountered by an observation on iNaturalist and subsequently collected in the humid Andean forests near Colasay in the province of Jaén (Cajamarca, Peru). Whilst comparing the new species with closely related N...
Plantas Nativas y Endémicas de Arequipa ofrece información inédita sobre las plantas silvestres de la provincia de Arequipa, abarcando sus 29 distritos, en los que se han realizado inventarios desde 1997 hasta la actualidad. El libro busca revalorizar la diversidad vegetal silvestre de Arequipa y promover la conservación de estos ecosistemas.
En él...
The genus Dendrophorbium occurs in South America with one species known from the Caribbean. Despite recent advances in taxonomy and phylogeny, there is a still lack of molecular studies on the delimitation and identification of the genus. Dendrophorbium is known to occupy a wide range of ecosystems mostly restricted to subtropical montane forests a...
The fundamental value of universal nomenclatural systems in biology is that they enable unambiguous scientific communication. However, the stability of these systems is threatened by recent discussions asking for a fairer nomenclature, raising the possibility of bulk revision processes for "inappropriate" names. It is evident that such proposals co...
The fundamental value of universal nomenclatural systems in biology is that they enable unambiguous scientific communication. However, the stability of these systems is threatened by recent discussions asking for a fairer nomenclature, raising the possibility of bulk revision processes for "inappropriate" names. It is evident that such proposals co...
Caryophyllaceae with a cushion-like life form occur with a large number of species at the higher altitudes of the Andes (3500–5000 m) and have evolved convergently in several different lineages. Based on molecular phylogenetic analysis it is shown that members of the former genera Plettkea and Pycnophyllopsis, but also certain species previously cl...
The names Arenaria mattfeldii , A. pallens , A. peruviana , A. pintaudii , and A. stuebelii (Caryophyllaceae, Arenarieae) from Peru and Bolivia were studied and neotypified based on specimens preserved at B and P.
All the names in Paronychia described from South America are investigated. Five names (P. arbuscula, P. brasiliana subsp. brasiliana var. pubescens, P. coquimbensis, P. hieronymi, and P. mandoniana) are lecto- or neotypified on specimens preserved at GOET, K, LP, and P. The typification of nine names, first proposed by Chaudhri in 1968 as the “holo...
The nomenclature of the names Alsine weberbaueri, Arenaria musciformis, and Scleranthus peruvianus is investigated. The names were typified on specimens preserved at HOXA, MOL, and P. All these names are to be included in Arenaria. Concerning Alsine weberbaueri, a new combination (Arenaria weberbaueri) is proposed, whereas for Arenaria humboldtiana...
Senecio anastasioi Montesinos, a new species of Asteraceae / Compositae: Senecioneae allied to Senecio ser. Suffruticosi subser. Caespitosi, is described from the Andean regions located in South Peru. In morphological terms, S. anastasioi is similar to S. gamolepis Cabrera but clearly distinguished by its larger habit size, irregular arrangement of...
De las investigaciones etnobotánicas realizadas en la región sur del Perú, se evidencia la necesidad de mayor investigación, especialmente en Moquegua; ante esto, se presenta una exploración etnobotánica que incluye una validación de plantas medicinales a través de los reportes de tres grupos focales y el análisis de similitud o concordancia de esp...
Arenaria L. sensu lato is a genus of Caryophyllaceae of which around 100 species are known, distributed on all continents. The existence of four species of the genus Arenaria (Caryophyllaceae) for the vascular flora of Chile, three native and one introduced, is reported, thus reducing the historical number of names referring to this genus and accep...
Two high Andean taxa from South Peru, Viola ornata and Viola longibracteolata, are described and illustrated. During a series of ecotourism and botanical expeditions in the Moquegua and Arequipa regions, four populations of V. ornata and one population of V. longibracteolata were discovered. Both species are compared with morphologically similar sp...
Background: From ethnobotanical research carried out in the southern region of Peru, the need for further investigation is evident, especially in Moquegua; given this, an ethnobotanical exploration is presented that includes a validation of medicinal plants through the reports of three focus groups and the analysis of similarity or concordance of m...
In this study we aim at refining our understanding of the floristic connectivity of the loma- and precordillera floras of southern Peru and northern Chile and the parameters determining vegetation cover in this region. We used multivariate analyses to test for floristic- and environmental similarity across 53 precordillera and loma locations in Per...
High-altitude wetlands of the Central Andes, locally known as bofedales, provide important ecosystem services, particularly carbon storage, forage provisioning, and water regulation. Local communities have artificially expanded bofedales by irrigating surrounding grasslands to maximise areas for alpaca grazing. Despite their importance, biophysical...
Aldama macbridei (S.F.Blake) E.E. Schill. & Panero (Heliantheae: Compositae), endemic to Peru is updated in terms of its distribution in the Central Andes. Also presented is a brief description of the species and the environments it inhabits. It is proposed its conservation status according to IUCN Red List categories be upgraded to ‘Near Threatene...
Aldama macbridei (S.F.Blake) E.E. Schill. & Panero
(Heliantheae: Compositae), endemic to Peru is updated in terms of its
distribution in the Central Andes. Also presented is a brief description
of the species and the environments it inhabits. It is proposed its
conservation status according to IUCN Red List categories be upgraded
to ‘Near Threatene...
Aim
Alpine ecosystems differ in area, macroenvironment and biogeographical history across the Earth, but the relationship between these factors and plant species richness is still unexplored. Here, we assess the global patterns of plant species richness in alpine ecosystems and their association with environmental, geographical and historical facto...
Introducción
: Se describe una nueva especie botánica, Senecio huaynaputinaensis. Se discute su morfología comparada con especies relacionadas. Además, se presenta una descripción del hábitat, suelo y se brinda un mapa de distribución.
M&M
: La nueva especie aquí descrita fue encontrada durante las exploraciones realizadas entre Puquina y Quinista...
The present work is a phytosociological synthesis and syntaxonomic overview of the vegetation of the highest subnival parts (superpuna) of the open alpine vegetation of the high plateaus (puna) of the Andes of Moquegua, South West Peru, as related to the main environmental gradients. Using TWINSPAN and DCA ordination analysis, 153 phytosociological...
Senecio beltranii , a new species of Asteraceae ( Senecioneae ) belonging to S. ser. Suffruticosi subser. Caespitosi , is described from the highland mountains of southern Peru. Morphologically, S. beltranii is similar to S. algens , but can easily be distinguished by its subshrub matt-forming habit, the presence of scattered papillose trichomes on...
La vegetación del departamento de Amazonas (Perú) ha destacado por presentar una diversidad biológica bastante amplia y una alta importancia de los servicios ecosistémicos. Sin embargo, los ecosistemas son también amenazados por actividades forestales, agricultura o ganadería. Los objetivos del presente estudio fueron de evaluar la diversidad y com...
Trichoneura peruviana sp. nov. is described and illustrated. The new species, from the Western Cordillera de los Andes in Peru, in the middle of the snowy Goylanto and Paylogen at Omate valley, differs from T. lindleyana in having longer glumes (lower glumes 5-5.25 × 0.2-0.25 mm and upper glumes 5.5-5.7 × 0.3-0.4 mm), shorter fertile lemmas 2.1-2.5...
Guía de colecta, identificación, transporte, entrega de duplicados y exportación de plantas según la legislación peruana. Preparado por: Daniel Montesinos Tubée, Ph.D.
Evaluación del grado de amenaza de Nototriche turritella A.W.Hill (Malvaceae).
Evaluación del grado de amenaza de Pentacalia jelskii (Hieron.) Cuatrec. (Asteraceae).
Evaluación del grado de amenaza de Werneria solivifolia Sch. Bip. (Asteraceae).
Evaluación del grado de amenaza de Werneria glaberrima Phil. (Asteraceae).
A new species from the Northern Peruvian Andes (Cajamarca department), Drymaria veliziaesp. nov. , is proposed in the present paper. It grows in the high-elevation montane grasslands and it is morphologically similar to D. auriculipetala from which it differs in having elliptic-ovate leaves, blade margin bases glandular, large number of stipules ar...
Las precipitaciones semi-extraordinarias recibidas en zonas áridas durante el verano del 2020 en el sur de Perú trajeron como consecuencia una diversidad vegetal no vista en décadas en algunos sectores de las provincias evaluadas. Por tanto, se presentan nuevos registros de 52 especies contenidas en 41 géneros y 18 familias para los distritos de Be...
La cordillera de los Andes es uno de los centros de especiación o hotspots del mundo con una gran cantidad de plantas endémicas; sin embargo, el cambio constante del clima y el uso de la tierra están afectando significativamente la diversidad y distribución de las especies. Estos cambios probablemente afectarán la distribución de Chionopappus benth...
Three taxa of succulent Crassulaceae: Two Echeveria, and one Sedum were found in the Southern Departments of Perú. (1) Echeveria peruviana, a species described 180 years ago, was not found until recently in its type locality, a full description is provided and more localities in the departments of Tacna and Moquegua are given. (2) Echeveria vulcani...
Aristida tovariana sp. nov. is described and illustrated. The new species, from southern Ayacucho, differs from A. achalensis in having spikelets 1–1.5 cm long, lemmas 5–6 mm long with awns 5.8–10 mm long, a twisted column not greater than 3 mm long, and fusiform caryopses with a ventral groove. A key to the species Aristida in Peru is included and...
Three new species of Senecio (Compositae: Senecioneae) from Central Peru are described and illustrated. Morphological characters are used in order to distinguish them from the closest species. Senecio crassiandinus Montesinos & Pino has succulent leaves with cuticle composed of translucid white glands, bright yellow disc florets with blotches of pa...
El fuego se considera como una de las causas principales del deterioro de los ecosistemas andinos, además de la forestación con especies exóticas, el sobrepastoreo y la conversión de los campos a la agricultura. En este trabajo se estudia la diversidad de la flora vascular en relación con la quema de la vegetación en los alrededores del complejo ar...
As part of botanical expeditions in the Amazonas region of North Peru, we found plants from the Central Andes (North Peru). Based on morphology and molecular data, the Peruvian population was described and illustrated here as a new species for Science, named Paronychia sanchez-vegae. The new species is compared with its most likely closest relative...
Iamonico (2015a) recently described the new genus Augustea to accomodate three South American species previously included in the genus Polycarpon Linnaeus (1759: 859, 881), i.e. A. suffruticosa (Grisebach 1874: 77‒78) Iamonico (2015a: 72), A. coquimbense (Gereau & Marticorena 1995: 154) Iamonico (2015a: 75), and A. anomala (Hassler 1907: 12‒13) Iam...
A new species of Dendrophorbium from northern Peru is described and illustrated. The species is, so far, only known from the type locality in southern Leimebamba Province (Amazonas Region, Peru). Morphological characters are provided in order to distinguish it from the closest relatives. A table with the morphological comparison with other species...
A new species of the genus Senecio (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) belonging to S. ser. Suffruticosi subser. Caespitosi is described from the pumices of the Ticsani Volcano, central-eastern part of the Moquegua Department in southern Peru. The new species differs from S. moqueguensis by its longer indumentum, different leaf shape and size, wider involucr...
Tigridia arequipensis (Iridaceae: Tigridieae) is a new species found in the province of Arequipa (departmentof Arequipa), South Peru. It is unique by its white to pale white (or pale lilac) flowers, outer tepals with purplishmaroon and dark yellow spots and stripes, and inner tepals with pale purplish and bluish spots and stripes. Tigridiaarequipen...
THE MOUNTAIN VEGETATION OF SOUTH PERU: SYNTAXONOMY, ECOLOGY, PHYTOGEOGRAPHY AND CONSERVATION This thesis presents an overview and revision of plant communities from xerophytic and mountain landscapes in the dry Andes of South Peru. The revision is based on comparison of the collected vegetation data with other regional and interregional studies. Th...
Con objetivo de evaluar la calidad acuática de la bahía interior de Puno, se establecieron 12 estaciones de muestreo aleatoriamente, evaluadas mensualmente entre diciembre del 2010 a abril del 2011. Se determinaron parámetros fisicoquímicos utilizando las metodologías validadas de EPA y APHA, los nutrientes se determinaron mediante espectrofotometr...
The phytosociology and ecology of puna vegetation in twelve localities at an altitude of 3750–4500 m in northern Moquegua (south Peru) have been studied. The study area has a pluviseasonal climate with summer rainfall. Using TWINSPAN, Detrended Correspondence Analysis and Farthest Neighbor Clustering, 157 phytosociological relevés were analyzed. Fo...
Senecio canoi, a new species of Compositae of the high Andes of Southern Peru, Puno department, is described and illustrated. Senecio canoi is a perennial species differing from others in the ser. Suffruticosi subser. Caespitosi by having tufted habit, oblong-spathulate leaves with toothed margin, glabrous, and white flowers.Se describe e ilustra u...
Guía dirigida a un amplio público, presenta 610 especies de plantas silvestres que se desarrollan en los diferentes ecosistemas del departamento de Moquegua. Con información descriptiva y geográfica, uso de viñetas y fotografías a todo color, se facilita la identificación de cada una de las especies catalogadas, de su hábitat, su distribución, su i...
We present a phytosociological overview of the arid and semi-arid montane vegetation of the province of Arequipa in southern Peru. The xerophytic vegetation was studied after extreme rainfall had promoted exceptionally lush vegetation and a high aboveground floristic diversity. We used TWINSPAN for classification and Detrended Correspondence Analys...
During studies on the flora of Moquegua (Southern Peru), some interesting Arenaria populations (subgen. Dicranilla, Caryophyllaceae) were found. The morphology of the plants does not resemble any other neotropical Arenaria species. The most similar species known so far is Arenaria boliviana (from Bolivia and Peru) from which it differs in having a...
The vegetation of the Polylepis incarum (Bitter) M. Kessler & Schmidt-LeBuhn forests was studied in the Lamparaquen annex in the province of Lampa, Puno department in 2009 and 2014. A total of 83 vascular species belonging to 35 families were determined. The lifeforms are represented by herbs, grasses, shrubs and trees, being mostly native and ende...
Se estudió la composición florística y la vegetación de la cuenca costeña del río Acarí y sus alrededores, ubicada en la provincia de Caravelí, al oeste de la región Arequipa, y realizado entre los años 2006 y 2013. Se determinaron 86 especies vasculares pertenecientes a 38 familias. En cuanto a las formas de vida, dominan las herbáceas, arbustos y...
This study reports the existence of Puya raimondii Harms (Bromeliaceae) in five localities in the province General Sánchez Cerro, department of Moquegua, Peru, where 6040 individuals of the species have been registered. The conservation status of each inventories stand is presented, indicating the population count, vegetative state, geographic fact...
Citation: Montesinos Tubée DB (2014) Three new caespitose species of Senecio (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) from South Peru. PhytoKeys 39: 1–17. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.39.7668 Abstract Three new species of the genus Senecio (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) belonging to S. ser. Suffruticosi subser. Caespitosi were discovered in the tributaries of the upper Tamb...
El presente estudio recopilatorio informa de la existencia de Puya raimondii Harms (Bromeliaceae) en cinco localidades de la provincia General Sánchez Cerro, departamento de Moquegua, Perú, donde se han reportado 6040 ejemplares de la especie. Se establece el estado actual de conservación de cada uno de los rodales inventariados, indicando el efect...
As part of the botanical and phytosociological characterisation of the Moqueguan flora, several Caryophyllaceae were studied. A specimen that was collected from the Ubinas district is named Paronychia ubinensis (Caryophyllaceae: Paronychioideae) and described as a new species. This species is compared with its closest relatives P. andina, P. mandon...
New records of 103 species reunited in 79 genera and 33 families are presented for the flora of the upper basin of the Tambo-Ichuña Rivers in the General Sánchez Cerro Province in the Department of Moquegua. With this study the flora of the northern Andean region of Moquegua rises to 507 species, contained in 271 genera and 75 families. The number...
New records of 103 species reunited in 79 genera and 33 families are presented for the flora of the upper basin of the Tambo-Ichuña Rivers in the General Sánchez Cerro Province in the Department of Moquegua. With this study the flora of the northern Andean region of Moquegua rises to 507 species, contained in 271 genera and 75 families. The number...
syntaxonomic overview of shrubland vegetation in the southern Andean regions of Peru is presented.
For each plant community, information is given on physiognomy, floristic diversity, ecology and geographical distribution. The shrub vegetation on the slopes of the upper Tambo river valley includes annual herbs, grasses, cacti and ferns. In total, 15...
Biodiversity catalogue of the sorroundings of a golf course in Arequipa city, Peru.
Extracto de la investigación sobre Comunidades Vegetales Xerófilas de los alrededores de la ciudad de Arequipa. 10.1127/phyto/2015/0023
The plant communities found in three halophilic Andean ecosystems in the departments
of Arequipa and Moquegua (southern Peru) in areas influenced by grazing, fire, neglect of
agriculture and occupying flooded soils in river banks are described. The methodology of
phytosociology by Braun-Blanquet (1979) was used, sampling 66 quadrats, located
betwee...
Se describen las comunidades vegetales halófilas halladas en tres ecosistemas andinos en los departamentos de Arequipa y Moquegua (sur de Perú) en campos con influencia de pastoreo, fuego, abandono de agricultura o ocupando suelos inundados en las márgenes de los ríos. Se aplicó la metodología fitosociológica de Braun-Blanquet (1979), muestreando 6...
A study of the floristic diversity of vascular plants is presented from the basin of the Tambo-Ichuña River, the high Andean Puna plateau and wetlands of Ichuña, Ubinas and Yunga Districts (3400 -4700 m altitude), General Sanchez Cerro Province, Department of Moquegua, Peru. Vascular flora is composed of 70 families, 238 genera and 404 species. The...
A study of the floristic diversity of vascular plants is presented from the basin of the Tambo-Ichuña River, the high Andean Puna plateau and wetlands of Ichuña, Ubinas and Yunga Districts (3400 - 4700 m altitude), General Sanchez Cerro Province, Department of Moquegua, Peru. Vascular flora is composed of 70 families, 238 genera and 404 species. Th...
Weberbauera arequipa Al-Shehbaz & Mon-tesinos (Brassicaceae), a new species from Peru, is described and illustrated. It is distinguished from the other species of Weberbauera Gilg & Muschler by having ebracteate racemes, persistent sepals and petals, 4-seeded fruits, and a few simple trichomes restricted to the petiolar bases. It is closely related...
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Questions (6)
I came across already to few articles that describe new species of plants for Peru. It is well-known that several authors can be included in the main article but not in the description of the new taxa. For example Xenophyllum oscartovarii with 5 authors! Eventhought that the species is invalid. It seems impossible that the 5 authors described the same species when it is well-known that usually 1-3 authors work on the description of the taxon. It seems to be that the main author lacks knowledge of how taxonomy works or either the person wants to please the other authors with authorship but then it should be placed in the main article and not in the description of the species. I made some research towards this and a third party confirmed that he did not work on the description of the species, therefore why is his name there? I consider this to be absolutely unethical.
Archaeological site. Found near Pedro Ruiz Gallo in the Amazonas region of North Peru in a humid forest at 2500 m. Thanks in advance for your comments.
Bacidiomycetus found in lomas formations, in sandy soils at 500 masl. South Peru.
Its a Malvaceae, closely related to Cristaria(?). From the arid regions of Yura, Arequipa (2700 m, South Peru). The plant is an annual herb (ca. 30 cm) appeared after extreme record rainfall in the dry zones, not seen during normal periods of rainfall. It could also be a morphological anomaly. The flowers have a lenght of 3 cm aprox. Thanks in advance.
I would appreciate to know the possible genus, its from the Poaceae family, habitat in subnival crevices, Moquegua (South Peru) at 4700 masl.
I question this because I have seen publications with descriptions based in less than two relevés and I think its uncomparable and very heterotonous (specially in grassland and scrubland vegetation series). Even if the relevés are small or big in size, you cannot compare with other geographic areas in which the same diagnostic spp may occur, it generates confussion for further investigation.