A novelty in the genus Hechtia (Hechtioideae, Bromeliaceae) from Jalisco, Mexico

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 414 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-112
Author(s):  
ALEJANDRA FLORES-ARGÜELLES ◽  
ANA ROSA LÓPEZ-FERRARI ◽  
ADOLFO ESPEJO-SERNA ◽  
ARIOSTO RAFAEL ROMERO-GUZMÁN

Hechtia ibugana a new species from the municipality of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, is described and illustrated. The new taxon is compared with H. pretiosa and H. rosea, species that also present sepals and petals rose to reddish, as well as with H. iltisii and H. santanae, endemic species of the state of Jalisco, Mexico.

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 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 439 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-106
Author(s):  
ELIANE DE LIMA JACQUES

Begonia fimbritepala (Begoniaceae) a new endemic species to the Atlantic Coastal Forest of Brazil is described and illustrated. This species resembles B. olsoniae in occupying the same habitat (rocky slopes and outcrops), and in the shape of the leaf blades and size of male flowers. It differs by glabrous leaves on the adaxial surface, villous abaxial veins with simple trichomes (vs. hispid on both surfaces, squamulose on abaxial veins with fimbriate scales) and tepals with ciliate margins (vs entire to slightly crenulate).


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 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 425 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-62
Author(s):  
ELIANE DE LIMA JACQUES

Begonia itaipeensis (Begoniaceae), a new narrow endemic species from the Brazilian Atlantic Coastal Forest is described and illustrated. This species resembles B. friburgensis Brade but is readily distinguished from that species by its rupicolous habit, leaves with long petioles, and transversely ovate leaf blades.


Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1924 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. LEE GRISMER ◽  
NORHAYATI AHMAD

A new species of the gekkonid lizard, Cytrodactylus macrotuberculatus sp. nov., is described from Pulau Langkawi of the Langkawi Archipelago located off the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia in the state of Kedah. This species had been previously recognized as C. pulchellus but is differentiated here from that species and all other Sunda Shelf Cyrtodactylus on the basis of its strong tuberculation and other scale and color pattern characteristics. This represents the second endemic species known from the Langkawi Archipelago.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 520 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-208
Author(s):  
BRAYAN PAIVA CAVALCANTE ◽  
MACIEL FLORÊNCIO DA SILVA

We describe a new species from Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), Hohenbergia densa, that inhabits the dry vegetation of the state. This new species can be recognized by its short and robust habit, differing from other Caatinga-endemic species of the region, that commonly present a broader rosette with a long inflorescence axis. Additionally, we provide illustrations, habit, phenology, a map of occurrence, and a table of morphological comparisons with similar taxa.


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.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 446 (5) ◽  
pp. 268-280
Author(s):  
AARÓN RODRÍGUEZ ◽  
DENNIS SZESZKO ◽  
GUADALUPE MUNGUÍA-LINO

The Sierra of Nanchititla Natural Park is located in central Mexico. It occupies the southwestern corner of the State of México, within the municipality of Luvianos at the border with the states of Michoacán and Guerrero. It is part of the Balsas Basin biogeographical province. The sierra is a topographically complex region, isolated from the neighboring sierras, harboring several endemic species. Here, Tigridia nanchititlensis is described and illustrated as a new species. Morphologically, this taxon pertains to the subgenus Hydrotaenia. It is a rupicolous and pendulous plant characterized by its horizontal flowers and upright fruits. It is most closely related to T. meleagris, and co-occurs in the studied area with other species of Tigrideae, such as Cardiostigma longispatha, Cipura campanulata, Tigridia meleagris, T. mortonii, and T. pavonia. Two of them, Tigridia nanchititlensis and T. mortonii are endemic to the Sierra of Nanchititla.


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