Agave garciaruizii (Asparagaceae) • A New Species from the Chorros del Varal State Reserve in western Mexico
Abstract :: A new species named Agave #garciaruizii is described and illustrated here. A. garciaruizii is #endemic to #tropicaldryforest in the #Itzícuaro and #Apupátaro river canyons in the #ChorrosdelVaral State Reserve, at the southern border of the states of Jalisco and Michoacán, #México. It belongs to the subgenus #Littaea and to the #Marginatae species group and is morphologically related to A. angustiarum and A. #impressa, but differs from these species in some features of leaves, inflorescences and infructescences. Its conservation status was assessed as #Endangered (EN). Additionally, morphological evidence was provided in support of A. arcedianoensis as a species distinct from A. angustiarum. A key to morphologically and geographically closely related species in the Marginatae group is presented. || #NuevaGalicia #neotropic #flowers #taxonomy #Monocots #EndangeredSpecies
G. Hernández-Vera, J. A. Vázquez-García,et al. 2019. #Phytotaxa. 422(3); 273–288.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336891948_Agave_garciaruizii_Asparagaceae_a_new_species_from_the_Chorros_del_Varal_State_Reserve_in_western_Mexico
