Tradescantia mixtecana (Commelinaceae) a novelty from Oaxaca, Mexico

Summary Tradescantia mixtecana , a novelty from the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, is here described and illustrated. The proposed taxon is compared with T . exaltata and T . tepoxtlana , species with which it has some similarities. A morphological description and images of the new taxon are presented, al...

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Published in:Kew bulletin 2022-12, Vol.77 (4), p.915-921
Main Authors: Hernández-Cárdenas, Rodrigo Alejandro, López-Ferrari, Ana Rosa, Espejo-Serna, Adolfo
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biomedical and Life Sciences
Life Sciences
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Plant Ecology
Plant Sciences
Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
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Summary:Summary Tradescantia mixtecana , a novelty from the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, is here described and illustrated. The proposed taxon is compared with T . exaltata and T . tepoxtlana , species with which it has some similarities. A morphological description and images of the new taxon are presented, along with a distribution map including all the Oaxacan species ( T . andrieuxii , T . crassifolia , T . exaltata , T . guiengolensis and T . llamasii ) of Tradescantia subgenus Mandonia .
ISSN:0075-5974
1874-933X
DOI:10.1007/s12225-022-10065-w