A new species of Calathea (Marantaceae) from Veracruz, Mexico

A new species, Calathea misantlensis, is described and illustrated. Its closest affinities are with C. coccinea Standley & Steyermark from Chiapas and Oaxaca, Mexico, and Guatemala, but it differs from that species in inflorescence morphology.

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Autore principale: Maite Lascurain
Natura: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Pubblicazione: Novon 1996
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Accesso online:http://inecol.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1005/98
Descrizione
Riassunto:A new species, Calathea misantlensis, is described and illustrated. Its closest affinities are with C. coccinea Standley & Steyermark from Chiapas and Oaxaca, Mexico, and Guatemala, but it differs from that species in inflorescence morphology.