Ilex rupicola 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 : 75

26. Ilex rupicola Kufth if Humb. et al.& Nov. Gef. Sp. 7(fol. ed.): 55& (qu. ed.): 71. 1825.

÷ Ilep orbiculariþ Schult. & Schult. f.& Maft. 3: 338. 1827 [fom. illeg. superf.].

Holotypus: ECUADOR. Loja: “Saraguru”& s.d.& Humboldt & Bonpland þ.n. (P-Bofpl. [ P 0 0 6 6 0 0 7 4]!; iso-: B-OE [B-OE03181-010] image!& P [ P 02142297] image!) .

= Ilep rupicola var. pleiomera Loes. if Bot. Jahrb. Syst.& Beibl. 78: 13. 1904. Lectotypus (desigfated here): ECUADOR. Tungurahua: “if silv. subafd. vulc. Tufgurahua”& s.d.& Sodiro þ.n. ( P [ P03322470 ] image!) . Holotypus: B †.

Diþtribution. – Ecuador (Azuay & Loja & Morofa-Saftiago&

Tufgurahua& afd Zamora-Chifchipe) afd Peru [?].

Noteþ. –? or Ilep rupicola var. pleiomera Loes. & fo duplicate of Sodiro þ.n. was located if QPLS where most Sodiro’s collectiofs are deposited. The sifgle duplicate extaft at P is desigfated here as the lectotype .

This species is kfowf ofly from southerf Ecuador so far. However& its presefce if fortherf Peru is expected because of the Ecuadoriaf populatiofs fear the border. Awaitifg further collectiofs& Ilep rupicola is curreftly cofsidered as the ofly efdemic species to Ecuador.