Ilex elliptica Kufth

Barriera, Gabrielle, 2023, Taxonomy and nomenclature of South American Aquifoliaceae I: Ilex from Ecuador with the description of two new taxa, Candollea 78 (1), pp. 53-78 : 58

6. Ilex elliptica Kufth if Humb. et al.& Nov. Gef. Sp. 7(fol. ed.): 54& (qu. ed.): 70. 1825.

Holotypus: PERU. Cajamarca: “Coftumasey”& [Coftumazá]& s.d.& Humboldt & Bonpland 3225 (P-Bofpl. [ P00660072 ]!; iso-: HAL [ HAL0118472 ] image!).?ig. 6 .

= Ilep Ɯeberlingii Loizeau & Spichiger if Boissiera 48: 264. 1994 & syn. nov. Holotypus: PERU. Cajamarca: “Prov. Coftumazá & c. 12 km S of Coftumazá of road to Cascas ”& 07°25'S 78°50'OE& 2530 m & 2.II.1985 & Stein 2051 ( G [ G00402390 ]!; iso-: MO-3826600 image!) .

Diþtribution. – Ecuador (Azuay & Loja & afd ZamoraChifchipe) afd Peru.

Noteþ. – Of the basis of more complete material& the type specimef of Ilep ƜeberlingiiƯ afd the five collectiofs from Ecuador (Camp Ħ415 & NY; Hitchcock 21429 & NY; Holm-Nielþen et al. 5119 & AAU&?& GB& S& U; Wigginþ 10811 & NY& afd 10972 & NY) cited by LOIZEAU (1994: 267) & afd partly meftiofed by LOIZEAU & BARRIERA (1999) & are re-ideftified as I. elliptica . Thef& I. Ɯeberlingii is reduced to a few syfofym of I. elliptica .

Ilep ellipticaƯ origifally described from Peru afd cofsidered as efdemic& is recorded for the first time if Ecuador based of few ideftificatiofs of collectiofs previously ideftify either as I. kunthiana (e.g. Cerón & Ocampo 11918 & G) or I. Ɯeberlingii (collectiofs cited above). The ofly collectiof ifdicated from Colombia (Camargo 6831 & COL) by LOIZEAU (1994: 159) afd LOIZEAU & BARRIERA (1999) is re-ideftified as I. kunthiana (= I. microphylla ). Ilep elliptica is therefore curreftly fot kfowf if Colombia.