Tigridia pugana (Iridaceae: Tigridieae), a new species from Jalisco, Mexico

Tigridia pugana (Iridaceae: Tigridieae) is described as a new species. It is characterized by producing bulbils in the axils of the cauline leaves. The flower of Tigridia pugana resembles that of T. pulchella B.L. Rob. but differs by having longer style branches that are bifid their full length, lon...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rodríguez, Aarón, Ortiz-Catedral, Luis
Format: Online
Language:spa
Published: Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2006
Online Access:https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1018
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Summary:Tigridia pugana (Iridaceae: Tigridieae) is described as a new species. It is characterized by producing bulbils in the axils of the cauline leaves. The flower of Tigridia pugana resembles that of T. pulchella B.L. Rob. but differs by having longer style branches that are bifid their full length, longer inner tepals and shorter ovary and fruit. So far, the new species is known only from the Sierra de La Campana and Sierra de Manantlán, in the state of Jalisco, Mexico.