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Issue: Vol. 612 No. 1: 1 Sept. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-09-01
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.612.1.5
Page range: 67-76
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A remarkable new species of Commelina (Commelinaceae) from western Mexico

Mareterra Consultores; Chichén-Itzá 4926; Mirador del Sol; Zapopan; C.P. 45054; Jalisco; Mexico
Mareterra Consultores; Chichén-Itzá 4926; Mirador del Sol; Zapopan; C.P. 45054; Jalisco; Mexico
Mareterra Consultores; Chichén-Itzá 4926; Mirador del Sol; Zapopan; C.P. 45054; Jalisco; Mexico
Mareterra Consultores; Chichén-Itzá 4926; Mirador del Sol; Zapopan; C.P. 45054; Jalisco; Mexico
Herbario IBUG (“Luz María Villarreal de Puga”); Laboratorio de Ecosistemática; Instituto de Botánica; Departamento de Botánica y Zoología; Universidad de Guadalajara; Camino Ramón Padilla 2100; Las Agujas; Nextipac; Zapopan; Jalisco; Mexico
Monocots Commelinales Jalisco Neotropical flora Nueva Galicia region spiderwort

Abstract

Commelina occulta (Commelinaceae), a new endemic species from western Mexico, is described and illustrated. The new species is related to C. tuberosa complex and morphologically close to C. standleyi but differs in having broad leaf blades, larger, axillary inflorescences, glaucous spathaceous bracts with long peduncles, besides being more robust and glabrescent. According to IUCN criteria, the species was assessed as endangered (EN). A key to the western Mexico species of Commelina is provided.

 

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