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Type: Article
Published: 2015-12-11
Page range: 183–189
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A new species of Spigelia (Loganiaceae) from Guerrero, Mexico

Departamento de Biología Comparada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-282, 04510, Mexico, D.F. Mexico.
Departamento de Biología Comparada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-282, 04510, Mexico, D.F. Mexico.
Endemic Guerrero Loganiaceae Mexico Spigelia Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of Spigelia endemic to Guerrero, Mexico, is described and illustrated. Spigelia guerrerensis sp. nov. can be separated from all known species of the genus by its infundibuliform white corollas sometimes tinged with purple at the lobe margins and in the base of the throat, apically hirsutulose fruits, and its restriction to the mountain system of northeastern Guerrero. In addition, we provide a distribution map and conservation status recommendation for the new species, as well as a key to the species of Spigelia known from Guerrero. Including this new addition, 17 species are recognized in Mexico, making it one of the hotspots of the genus.