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MUOB 296735
Leptosphaeria polylepidis Macía, M.E. Palm & M.P. Martín
Leptosphaeriaceae
Danny Newman
MUOB 296735
2017-01-12
2017-1-12
Bolivia, Oruro Department, Sajama National Park
-18.1357 -68.9562
4484-4484 meters (14708-14708ft)
A botanist from La Paz, Arely N. Palabral Aguilera, accompanied us to Sajama specifically to introduce us to this fungus, whose impact she is studying as part of an effort to conserve the trees it affects. Image three shows the characteristic scaring pattern left behind by L. polylepidis colonization of the wood. The queñoa, as it is known locally, is the only timber at this altitude, and as such is of great importance to the Aymara communities who harvest it. The Polylepis forests of the altiplano are the highest in the world, and one of South America's most endangered habitats.
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