Two new species from the Loureira Muell. Arg. Section of the gender Jatropha (Euphorbiaceae)

Based on studies of herbarium collections and fieldwork in Mexico, two new species are described: Jatropha pereziae from Balsas River Basin in the state of Michoacan and J. dehganii which occurs on the slopes of Río Armería in the state of Jalisco. Both species belong to the subsection Loureira (Cav...

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Autor principal: Jimenez Ramirez, Jaime
Format: Online
Idioma:spa
Publicat: Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 1995
Accés en línia:https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/728
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Sumari:Based on studies of herbarium collections and fieldwork in Mexico, two new species are described: Jatropha pereziae from Balsas River Basin in the state of Michoacan and J. dehganii which occurs on the slopes of Río Armería in the state of Jalisco. Both species belong to the subsection Loureira (Cav.) Muell. Arg. of the section Loureira (Cav.) Muell. Arg., on account of their yellow, exfolianting cortex, glandular stipules, reduced pistillate inflorescence (1-3 flowers), urceollate or urceollate-tubular and red or pink corolla and biseriate-monadelphous stamens.