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Type: Article
Published: 2015-07-07
Page range: 58–68
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Salvia semiscaposa (Lamiaceae) a new species from Nanchititla, Mexico

Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Av. Universidad 3000, 04510, Coyoacán, Distrito Federal, México
Herbario de la Facultad de Ciencias (FCME), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado postal 70-399, 04510 México, D.F., México.
Red de Biodiversidad y Sistemática, Instituto de Ecología, A. C., Xalapa, 9100, Veracruz, México.
multivariate analyses Calosphace geometric morphometrics Eudicots Mexico

Abstract

A new species of Salvia section Lavanduloideae from the Estado de México is described and illustrated. Salvia semiscaposa is a procumbent plant morphologically similar to S. scaposa and S. helianthemifolia. It differs from the former by having mostly obovate leaf blades, more than six flowers per verticillaster and posterior calyx lobes narrower and apiculate. On the other hand, S. helianthemifolia differs from the new species by the presence of an erect stem, ovate leaves and trichomes on the calyx surface distributed only on the veins.