scholarly journals A new species of Dahlia (Asteraceae, Coreopsideae) from the state of Oaxaca, Mexico

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 362 (2) ◽  
pp. 239
Author(s):  
JOSÉ LUIS VILLASEÑOR ◽  
ROSARIO REDONDA-MARTÍNEZ

Dahlia calzadana Villaseñor & Redonda-Mart. (Asteraceae, Coreopsideae), a new species from the district of Cuicatlan, state of Oaxaca is described and illustrated. It grows in the ecotone between the seasonal dry tropical forest and the Quercus forest. This new taxon differs from all other known species of Dahlia by its simple, conspicuously petiolate leaves and its white with pink tones ray florets.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 292 (1) ◽  
pp. 74 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARÍA ISABEL MEJÍA-MARÍN ◽  
ADOLFO ESPEJO-SERNA ◽  
ANA ROSA LÓPEZ-FERRARI ◽  
ROLANDO JIMÉNEZ-MACHORRO

Habenaria yookuaaensis, a new species from the state of Oaxaca, is described and illustrated. The new taxon is part of the H. brevilabiata, H. virens, H. odontopetala, H. strictissima, and H. acalcarata complex, species with which the new entity is compared.



Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3437 (1) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
ERIC N. SMITH ◽  
HEMANT OGALE ◽  
V. DEEPAK ◽  
VARAD B. GIRI

We describe a new species of coralsnake, Calliophis castoe, from western peninsular India. The discovery of this new species comes as a surprise because it is a venomous snake from both lowland and mountainous areas that are accessible and well populated. The new species differs from all other Calliophis, the Tropical Asian coralsnakes, in having unicolored and dark body and tail dorsa, an orange head band, a salmon color to scarlet body and tail underside, four maxillary teeth behind the fang (the highest number, except for some individuals of C. maculiceps) and, in having the prefrontals touching the third supralabial while having both a preocular and a nasal (except for some C. beddomei). Calliophis castoe also differs from all other Indian coralsnakes, with the exception of some Sinomicrurus macclellandi, in having an unpatterned body, no dark pigmentation on the last supralabial, and a wide post-temporal band. We also present mitochondrial DNA sequence differences between the new taxon and C. nigrescens. The new specie is the second species of coralsnake known from the state of Goa (beside C. nigrescens), the third known from Maharashtra (beside C. melanurus and C. nigrescens), and the fifth known from the state of Karnataka (beside C. beddomei, C. bibroni, C. melanurus, and C. nigrescens).



Phytotaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 112 (2) ◽  
pp. 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
IVÓN RAMÍREZ MORILLO ◽  
CARLOS F. JIMÉNEZ NAH ◽  
JACINTO TREVIÑO CARREÓN

A new species of Hechtia from the Mexican State of Tamaulipas is herein proposed as new: Hechtia hernandez-sandovalii, which is known only from the municipality of Villa de Miquihuana in the southwestern portion of the state. The new species is easily recognized by the following combination of characters: its white cotton-like indument (turning brownish with age) on the branches, rachis, and peduncle of both staminate and pistillate inflorescences. The new taxon is compared with H. glomerata, a species morphologically similar.



Phytotaxa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 184 (1) ◽  
pp. 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Hernández-Cárdenas ◽  
EDITH GONZÁLEZ-ROCHA ◽  
Adolfo ESPEJO-SERNA ◽  
ANA ROSA LÓPEZ-FERRARI ◽  
ROSA CERROS-TLATILPA ◽  
...  

Tillandsia religiosa Hern.-Cárdenas, González-Rocha, Espejo, López-Ferr., Cerros & Ehlers, a new species from Morelos, Mexico is described and illustrated. The new species is compared to taxa with similar characteristics, T. taxcoensis Ehlers, T. thyrsigera E. Morren ex Baker and T. superinsignis Matuda. Images and a distribution map of the new taxon are included.



Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 282 (3) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
ROSARIO REDONDA-MARTÍNEZ ◽  
JOSÉ LUIS VILLASEÑOR ◽  
ALVARO CAMPOS-VILLANUEVA

A new species of Vernonia (Asteraceae, Vernonieae) is described from mountain cloud forest, Pinus forest and Pinus–Quercus forest in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. Typical characters of this species are the lax corymbiform inflorescences, formed by 3–10 heads on peduncles > 4.5 cm long, and the lanceolate or elliptic-ovate shape of leaves. A key to the Mexican species of Vernonia is included.



2019 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-159
Author(s):  
P. W. Moonlight ◽  
R. Hollands ◽  
A. Cano ◽  
D. A. Purvis

A striking new species of Begonia, B. joshii, is described from Amazonas Region, Peru. The new species is unusual among the South American members of the genus both in its combination of tuberous habit with peltate leaves and in living in a seasonally dry tropical forest environment. A phylogeny of this and closely related species is presented, and its sectional affiliation and IUCN conservation status are discussed. A key to the peltate Peruvian species of Begonia is provided.



Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 288 (3) ◽  
pp. 273
Author(s):  
LIZETTH JIMENA HERNÁNDEZ-BARÓN ◽  
ADOLFO ESPEJO-SERNA ◽  
EDUARDO A. PÉREZ-GARCÍA ◽  
ROSA CERROS-TLATILPA ◽  
ANA ROSA LÓPEZ-FERRARI

Amyris jorgemeavei from the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, is described and illustrated. The new taxon is compared with A. carterae and A. madrensis, species with similar morphological characteristics. It is however easily differentiated from these two by having glabrous leaves and floral parts, a lobed nectar disc, and it is known only from southwestern Mexico. A comparative table and a distribution map of the three species are included.



Author(s):  
Felipe Silva de Andrade ◽  
Isabelle Aquemi Haga ◽  
Mariana Lúcio Lyra ◽  
Thiago Ribeiro de Carvalho ◽  
Célio Fernando Baptista Haddad ◽  
...  

The genus of Neotropical frogs Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 includes 23 species, which occur throughout South America. Herein we describe a new species of Pseudopaludicola from the central region of the state of Minas Gerais (southeastern Brazil). This new species is distinguished by the adult morphology, the advertisement call, and molecular data. It is diagnosed mainly by its small size, terminal phalanges knobbed (lack of any expansion of the digital tips), proportionally short hind limbs, and its advertisement call composed of series of two-pulsed notes, emitted at a high repetition rate. In addition, we report the occurrence of the new species in the southern foothills of the Serra do Cipó National Park, at elevations lower than 800 m above sea level (a.s.l). The sister species of this new taxon is P. mineira Lobo, 1994, which occurs in rupestrian grasslands above 1200 m a.s.l. at the Serra do Cipó National Park and in Serra do Cabral, both in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. We also redescribe the advertisement call of P. mineira based on recordings from topotypical males and compare it to calls of related species.



Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 435 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-234
Author(s):  
ROBERTO BAPTISTA PEREIRA ALMEIDA ◽  
GUILHERME MEDEIROS ANTAR ◽  
THAIS VASCONCELOS ◽  
LEIDIANA L. SANTOS ◽  
BRUNO S. AMORIM

Myrcia lucasae (Myrcia sect. Gomidesia, Myrtaceae), a new species from the Bahia state, Brazil, is here described and illustrated. It differs from M. lughadhae, a closely related and sympatric species, by the strigose indumentum with ferruginous trichomes and the absence of ribs on fruits. It is also different and from M. virgata (Myrcia sect. Myrcia), by presenting thecae with irregular dorsal openings (characteristics of Myrcia sect. Gomidesia). Collections of M. lucasae have been constantly misidentified as the morphologically similar M. virgata, a species from a different section, which does not occur in the state of Bahia. Myrcia lucasae is endemic to the highly diverse campo rupestre vegetation of the Chapada Diamantina biogeographic province. We also provide preliminary conservation assessment, comments on distribution and ecological aspects of this new taxon.



Phytotaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 124 (1) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
RODRIGO DUNO DE STEFANO ◽  
JOHN P. JANOVEC ◽  
LILIA LORENA CAN

A new species of Calatola (Icacinaceae), C. microcarpa, from the departments of Loreto and Madre de Dios, Peru, and the state of Acre, Brazil, is described and illustrated. The new taxon is well documented with staminate and pistillate flowers, and fruits. Its small leaves and fruit are similar to those found in Calatola laevigata and C. uxpanapensis. It is also compared with Calatola costaricensis, with which it sometimes grows sympatrically in Brazil and Peru. The conservation status of the new taxa is assessed against IUCN criteria.



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