A New Species of Dasyphyllum (Asteraceae-Mutisieae) from Paraguay

A fourth species of Dasyphyllum sect. Dasyphyllum with a floral tube that is pilose on the outside is described here; the other three species are Dasyphyllum inerme, D. lanceolatum, and D. vepreculatum. This new species, which we name Dasyphyllum maria-lianae, is distinguished from the others by the...

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Published in:Novon (Saint Louis, Mo.) Mo.), 1994-04, Vol.4 (1), p.80-82
Main Authors: Zardini, Elsa Matilde, Soria, Nélida
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
New species
Pedicels
Plant cytology, morphology, systematics, chorology and evolution
Spermatophyta
Systematics (diagnosis, chromosome numbers)
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Summary:A fourth species of Dasyphyllum sect. Dasyphyllum with a floral tube that is pilose on the outside is described here; the other three species are Dasyphyllum inerme, D. lanceolatum, and D. vepreculatum. This new species, which we name Dasyphyllum maria-lianae, is distinguished from the others by the broadly ovate leaves that are loosely villous above and densely villous below, a longer pedicel, a wider involucre, densely tomentose phyllaries, and a greater number of flowers.
ISSN:1055-3177
1945-6174
DOI:10.2307/3391705