taxonID	type	description	language	source
0A3587B41277F700559DFCF1842F138B.taxon	materials_examined	Type: — ECUADOR. Pichincha: Cantón Quito, vía Pacto-La Delicia-Reserva Mashpi, 00 ° 09 ’ 14 ” N, 78 ° 50 ’ 10 ” W, 1500 m, 10 Oct 2023, Pérez & Fierrro-Minda 12143 (holotype: QCA- 249279 (fl, fr), two sheets; isotypes: QCNE (fr )).	en	Fierro-Minda, Alisson, Tobar, Francisco, Cevallos, Daniela, Burgess, Kevin S., Pérez, Álvaro J. (2024): A new species of Bomarea (Alstroemeriaceae) from the northwestern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes. Phytotaxa 649 (2): 223-229, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.649.2.6, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.649.2.6
0A3587B41277F700559DFCF1842F138B.taxon	etymology	Etymology: — Referring to the type locality, the Distrito Metropolitano de Quito.	en	Fierro-Minda, Alisson, Tobar, Francisco, Cevallos, Daniela, Burgess, Kevin S., Pérez, Álvaro J. (2024): A new species of Bomarea (Alstroemeriaceae) from the northwestern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes. Phytotaxa 649 (2): 223-229, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.649.2.6, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.649.2.6
0A3587B41277F700559DFCF1842F138B.taxon	distribution	Distribution, habitat and ecology: — Known thus far only from the type locality, a forest remnant along a road connecting the Pacto, Mashpi and Amagusa Reserves, 1300 – 1600 m, in Pichincha Province (Fig. 4). According to the Ministerio del Ambiente del Ecuador (2013), this area is in the low montane evergreen forest of the Western Cordillera (BsBn 04) that harbours high diversity and endemism (Mittermeier et al. 2011; Myers et al. 2000). Field observations indicate that B. quitensis may climb 3 – 4 m on existing forest vegetation with their flowers hanging towards light patches to be pollinated by hummingbirds. The species grows sympatrically with B. pardina Herber (1837: 120); associated species are tree ferns (Cyatheaceae), Anthurium ovatifolium (Araceae), Tillandsia complanata and Pitcairnia nigra (Bromeliaceae), Ficus brevibracteata (Moraceae) and Cecropia sp. (Urticaceae). Phenology: — Flowering and fruiting throughout the year. Conservation status: — Known thus far only from one population at the type locality, a montane forest remnant that connects with the private Mashpi and Amagusa Reserves covering more than 1200 ha (Pérez et al. 2016). In recent decades, this area has been subject to widespread deforestation and conversion of natural forest to agricultural and pasture lands; mining activities, in particular, threaten the conservation of many forest remnants in the region (Ministerio del Ambiente 2017). Based on this information and the available data, we recommend B. quitensis be considered vulnerable (VU) due to its limited area of occupancy (UICN criterion D 2 where AOO <20 km 2) (IUCN Standards and Petitions Committee 2024). Additional specimens examined: — ECUADOR. Pichincha: Cantón Quito, Pacto, Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa, 00 ° 09 ’ 28 ” N, 78 ° 51 ’ 18.9 ” W, 29 May 2019 (fl), Tobar & Gavilanes 3393 (QCA- 245125). Notes: — The use of abaxial and adaxial terms follows Hofreiter’s definition of resupinate leaves (Hofreiter & Lyshede 2006), where abaxial is the upper side of the leaf and adaxial is the lower side of the leaf (Clark et al. 2023). Bomarea quitensis differs from other members of B. subgenus Bomarea (Table 1) based on leaf shape and size, number of flowers, colour of sepals and length of pedicels (11.0 – 12.5 cm); the last character state is also found in B. longipes and B. crinita Herbert (1837: 119). Bomarea quitensis has larger leaves (16.5 – 19.0 × 5.0 – 6.0 cm) than B. longipes (10.0 – 11.5 × 4.0 – 4.5 cm) and B. crinita (5.0 – 8.0 × ca. 1 cm). Also, leaves of B. quitensis are lanceolate to ovo-lanceolate, whereas leaves of B. longipes are ovate versus linear to lanceolate in B. crinita. The involucral bracts of B. quitensis are 5.0 – 6.0 cm long, differentiating them from those of B. longipes and B. crinita, 2.5 – 4.5 cm and 2.0 – 5.0 cm long, respectively. In addition, B. quitensis has more flowers (7 – 16 flowers) per inflorescence than B. longipes (approx. ten flowers) and B. crinita (6 – 10 flowers). The sepal colour of each species is also different: B. quitensis has bright red to orange sepals, B. longipes has purplish to violaceous sepals and B. crinita has red sepals with a green tip. Finally, B. quitensis has only been found on the north-western Andean slopes of Pichincha Province, whereas B. longipes and B. crinita, originate from the south-eastern Andean slopes of Ecuador (Loja and Zamora Chinchipe Provinces) and north-eastern Peru (Department of Amazonas).	en	Fierro-Minda, Alisson, Tobar, Francisco, Cevallos, Daniela, Burgess, Kevin S., Pérez, Álvaro J. (2024): A new species of Bomarea (Alstroemeriaceae) from the northwestern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes. Phytotaxa 649 (2): 223-229, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.649.2.6, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.649.2.6
