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Type: Article
Published: 2018-05-15
Page range: 265–272
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A new rare species of Agalinis (Orobanchaceae) from the coast of Veracruz, México

Instituto de Ecología A.C., Red de Biodiversidad y Sistemática, Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, 91070, Xalapa, Veracruz, México.
Instituto de Ecología A.C., Red de Biodiversidad y Sistemática, Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, 91070, Xalapa, Veracruz, México.
Instituto de Ecología A.C., Red de Ecología Funcional, Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, 91070, Xalapa, Veracruz, México.
Flora of Veracruz Gerardia mangrove swamp Scrophulariaceae Tuxpan Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of Agalinis from the state of Veracruz is herein described, illustrated and compared with A. flexicaulis, A. harperi, A. maritima var. grandiflora, and A. peduncularis. This new taxon was found in a single locality in the northern coast of Veracruz, Mexico, near to a mangrove-swamp. Given its highly restricted distribution, this species is considered as endemic, being critically endangered as a consequence of local urbanization.