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Issue: Vol. 607 No. 1: 3 Aug. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-08-03
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.607.1.1
Page range: 1-7
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Viridantha minuscula (Tillandsioideae; Bromeliaceae), a new species from Guanajuato, Mexico

Herbario Metropolitano, Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México 09340, México
Herbario Metropolitano, Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México 09340, México
Herbario Metropolitano, Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México 09340, México
Jardín Botánico El Charco del Ingenio, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato 37720, México
Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Juriquilla, Querétaro 76230, México
Monocots Endemism Mexico

Abstract

Viridantha minuscula from the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, is described and illustrated as new to science. The proposed taxon is compared to V. lepidosepala and V. tortilis, species with the most similarities. Images and a distribution map of the taxa involved are provided.

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