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Type: Article
Published: 2020-11-25
Page range: 249–258
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Gonolobus naturalistae (Apocynaceae; Asclepiadoideae; Gonolobeae; Gonolobinae), a New Species From México

Departamento de Biología Comparada, Laboratorio de Plantas Vasculares, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-282, 04510, Ciudad de México, México.
Departamento de Biología Comparada, Laboratorio de Plantas Vasculares, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-282, 04510, Ciudad de México, México.
Universidad Politécnica del Mar y la Sierra, Código Postal 82700, La Cruz de Elota, Sinaloa, México.
Chihuahua Endemism iNaturalist Sinaloa Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of Gonolobus from northwestern Mexico with green and barbate corollas is described here. Gonolobus naturalistae is morphologically similar to G. barbatus, G. pectinatus, and G. sororius but differs in corolla and corona morphology and distribution. Descriptions, illustrations, morphological comparisons, and geographic distribution maps of these species, as well as their conservation status, are provided. This discovery highlights Mexico as a center of diversity for the genus, with around 40 species recorded, and highlights its endemism, with 48.7% of the species occurring in the country.