A new species of Tovomita (Clusiaceae) from Amazonian Venezuela and Peru

Tovomita stergiosii, a new species of Clusiaceae from the Venezuelan and Peruvian Amazonian region, is described, illustrated, and compared to its closest relative, 7: brasiliensis (Martius) Walpers from Brazil, from which it dif- fers in leaf shape, pedicel length, floral parts, and fruit shape.