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Issue: Vol. 613 No. 1: 7 Sept. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-09-07
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.613.1.7
Page range: 69-74
Abstract views: 196
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A new species of Gonolobus (Apocynaceae) from Veracruz, Mexico

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Facultad de Ciencias; Departamento de Biología Comparada; Laboratorio de Plantas Vasculares; Apartado Postal 70-282; 04510; Ciudad de México; Mexico
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Facultad de Ciencias; Departamento de Biología Comparada; Laboratorio de Plantas Vasculares; Apartado Postal 70-282; 04510; Ciudad de México; Mexico
Eudicots Asclepiadoideae Gonolobinae Los Tuxtlas

Abstract

Gonolobus sanmartinus is herein described and illustrated from the state of Veracruz, Mexico. It is an endemic species to the Los Tuxtlas region and similar in foliar features to those of G. pallidus. However, the faucial ring and gynostegial corona are remarkably different. This new species shares its distribution with G. ancorifer, G. fraternus, G. niger and G. versicolor, and a dichotomous identification key for these species in the Los Tuxtlas region is included. The new species’ relationship with other species is discussed and a geographic distribution map is presented, as well as its conservation status.

 

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