Abstract
Cuphea vazquezii (subgen. Cuphea, sect. Archocuphea, Lythraceae), a minute new species from Cerro Grande, Comala, Colima, Mexico, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to C. mimuloides, from which it differs in having a none-rhizomatous habit; mostly alternate leaves and flowers; larger leaf blades; shorter pedicels; spurred floral tubes; two yellow petals; deflexed nectariferous disc; and larger seeds. According to IUCN criteria, the species was assessed as critically endangered (CR).
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