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Una nueva especie de Pseudomiltemia (Rubiaceae) de Chiapas, México

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Se describe e ilustra Pseudomiltemia davidsonii, una especie nueva endémica de la Sierra Madre de Chiapas, México. Se trata de un arbusto o árbol pequeño que se caracteriza por las inflorescencias en monocasios o flores simples, de flores grandes y amarillas. Pseudomiltemia davidsonii se diferencia de P. filisepala, la única otra especie en este género, por las hojas opuestas con pecíolos más largos; inflorescencias con pedúnculos más cortos de 5–13 mm de largo, brácteas pequeñas, pedicelos más largos de 6–15 mm, y frutos más angostos de 3.5–4.5 mm de diámetro.

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Pseudomiltemia davidsonii is described and illustrated as a new endemic species from the Sierra Madre of Chiapas, Mexico. It is a shrub or small tree characterized by having flowers axillary and solitary or in monochasia and with large yellow corollas. Pseudomiltemia davidsonii differs from P. filisepala, the only other species in this genus, by its opposite leaves with longer petioles, inflorescences with shorter peduncles 5–13 mm long, smaller bracts, longer pedicels 6–15 mm long, and narrower fruits 3.5–4.5 mm in diameter.

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Martínez-Camilo, R., Martínez-Melendez, N., Perez-Farrera, M.A. et al. Una nueva especie de Pseudomiltemia (Rubiaceae) de Chiapas, México. Brittonia 63, 197–202 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-010-9150-4

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