Larnax pilosa S. Leiva, E. Rodríguez Rodríguez & J. Campos (1998: 200)

Lectotype (designated here):— PERU. Cajamarca: San Ignacio, San José de Lourdes, Estrella del Oriente, 1600 m, 04°50’S 78°55’W, 8 January 1998, S. Leiva, J. Campos & E. Rodríguez 2108 (CONN 00051759! , isolectotypes: CORD 00004047!, F 2198655!, HUT 031894!, M 0171580!, MO 04908631!, NY 00328792!).

The pubescence, the long calyx lobes and the accrescent calyx closely appressed to the berry are some of the most important diagnostic characters of this species (Fig. 16 B–E), which are distinctive in the specimen selected as the lectotype. It consists of two branches with numerous flowers and both immature and mature fruits (Fig. 16 A).