Chiococca grandiflora (Rubiaceae), a new species from Northern Mexico

Abstract. The new species Chiococca grandiflora Lorence & T.Van Devender from Sinaloa and Sonora, Mexico differs from its congeners by its larger, showy white flowers in compact cymes of 3–9, and infundibuliform corollas 16–20 mm long with tubes 13–17 mm long and lobes 3–3.5 mm long. Its distrib...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lorence, David H., Devender, Thomas R. Van, Ferguson, George M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5943365/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29750072
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.98.25170
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Sumario:Abstract. The new species Chiococca grandiflora Lorence & T.Van Devender from Sinaloa and Sonora, Mexico differs from its congeners by its larger, showy white flowers in compact cymes of 3–9, and infundibuliform corollas 16–20 mm long with tubes 13–17 mm long and lobes 3–3.5 mm long. Its distribution, habitat, and relationships are outlined. The conservation status for this species is estimated to be Endangered (EN) based on IUCN Red List Criteria.

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