Bourreria franciscoi (Ehretiaceae, Boraginales), a new species of arboreal Bourreria from Sinaloa, Mexico

Bourreria franciscoi is proposed and illustrated as a new species belonging to the B. huanita  species group. It was collected in the municipality of Cosalá, Sinaloa, in an area highly endangered by mining. The new species resembles Bourreria longiflora and B. rekoi , especially by its hypocraterifo...

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Published in:Brittonia 2022, Vol.74 (4), p.381-387
Main Authors: Vega-Aviña, Rito, Pío-León, Juan Fernando
Format: Article
Language:eng ; spa
Subjects:
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Bourreria
Endangered species
Flowers
Geographical distribution
Identification keys
Life Sciences
New species
Original Research
Physical characteristics
Plant Anatomy/Development
Plant Ecology
Plant Physiology
Plant Sciences
Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
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Summary:Bourreria franciscoi is proposed and illustrated as a new species belonging to the B. huanita  species group. It was collected in the municipality of Cosalá, Sinaloa, in an area highly endangered by mining. The new species resembles Bourreria longiflora and B. rekoi , especially by its hypocrateriform corolla, but can be distinguished by elliptical-lanceolate leaves, size and shape of calyces, size and arrangement of the corolla lobes and androecium, and by the disjunct geographic distribution of these three species. A comparative chart and illustrations of related species are presented, as is a key for the identification of the species in the B. huanita -group and all Bourreria species from Sinaloa.
ISSN:0007-196X
1938-436X
DOI:10.1007/s12228-022-09715-x