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Fosterella elata is a synonym of:

Fosterella rusbyi (Mez) L.B.Sm.

Publ: Phytologia 7(3): 172 (1960)

Type: Bolivia. Dpto. La Paz: Yungas, M. Bang 2571 [Lectotype: B; Isotypes: F, GH, K, MO, NY, US.

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Distribution: BOLIVIA; La Paz,

Etymology: This species is dedicated to Henry Hurd Rusby (1855-1940), Professor of Botany and Materia Medica at the College of Pharmacy at Columbia University and Director of the Mulford Biological Exploration of the Amazon Basin.

Fosterella rusbyi