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Type: Article
Published: 2015-06-02
Page range: 80–86
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A new species of Sedum (Crassulaceae) from northwest Michoacan, Mexico

Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada, 75 University Avenue W, Waterloo, ON, N2L3C5
Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CIIDIR-IPN Michoacán), Justo Sierra 28, Jiquilpan, Michoacán, México C.P. 59510
morphology succulent plants scanning electron microscopy tropical deciduous forest Mexico Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of Sedum, S. moniliforme (Crassulaceae) is described and illustrated from the Canyon La Gloria, Municipio Jiquilpan, State of Michoacan, Mexico. The closest morphological affinities of this taxon are with Sedum longipes from which it differs through its moniliform or markedly articulate stems with whorled leaves, 3–4 at each node, sepals that are not imbricated at the base, as well as smaller flowers, pollen grains, and sterile rosettes.