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Acanthosyris asipapote, a new species from the vicinity of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, is described and illustrated. It is most similar to A. paulo-alvinii Barroso, known only from the state of Bahia, Brazil, but differs by leaf characters, pilose filaments, and smaller seeds. A key to the five woody genera and nine species of Santalaceae in South America is provided. Cervantesia, Jodina, and Myoschilos are probably monotypic; Santalum (in South America) has a single species, and Acanthosyris has five species.
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Nee, M. A new species of Acanthosyris (Santalaceae) from Bolivia and a key to the woody South American Santalaceae. Brittonia 48, 574–579 (1996). https://doi.org/10.2307/2807878
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