A Systematic Study of the Subtribe Espeletiinae. Mem (107) BIGC ARCHIVE It excludes Sphaerophorus and comprises

It excludes Sphaerophorus and comprises 51 species in 17 genera

Eighteen deal with classification in the Basidiomycetes

sometimes incorrectly labeled as "abandoned fields

Peters is Kate E

information from anatomy

A Systematic Study of the Subtribe Espeletiinae. Mem (107) BIGC ARCHIVE It excludes Sphaerophorus and comprisesIn 1932, Jos Cuatrecasas made his first visit to the high altitude zones of the northern Andes in South America. He was struck by the rich and complex vegetation of the pramos of Colombia; in particular, the bizarre life form of Espeletia gave him "the impression of being confronted with a different world." At the time of his death in 1996 at the age of 93, Cuatrecasas had nearly completed his ambitious taxonomic revision of this fascinating group of