A new species of Polianthes subgenus Bravoa

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A new species of Polianthes subgenus Bravoa (Asparagaceae, Agavoideae) from
Jalisco, Mexico
ARTURO CASTRO-CASTRO1, JESÚS GUADALUPE GONZÁLEZ-GALLEGOS2,3 & AARÓN RODRIGUEZ4,*
Doctorado en Biosistemática, Ecología y Manejo de Recursos Naturales y Agrícolas (BEMARENA), Universidad de Guadalajara.
Apartado postal 1–139, Zapopan 45101, Jalisco, México.
2
Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional (CIIDIR), Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), Unidad
Durango. Sigma 119, Fraccionamiento 20 de Noviembre II, Durango 34220, Durango, México.
3
Cátedras CONACYT.
4
Herbario Luz María Villarreal de Puga del Instituto de Botánica de la Universidad de Guadalajara (IBUG), Departamento de Botánica y Zoología. Apartado postal 1–139, Zapopan 45101, Jalisco, México; e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
*
author for correspondence
1
Abstract
During recent botanical explorations in western Mexico, otherwise known as the Nueva Galicia region, a new species of
Polianthes subgenus Bravoa was discovered. The new taxon is described and illustrated. It resembles P. bicolor and P. geminiflora var. clivicola, but differs from both by its oblong-obovate and generally prostrate leaves, (3–)4–6(–9) floral nodes,
pedicels recurved and 1.1–1.7 cm long in anthesis, perigone tubular, not curved, depressed, and bicolor with imbricate and
erect lobes in anthesis, and filaments 1.4–1.6 mm long, inserted in the perigone 1–1.5 mm above ovary tip. Notes on phenology, geographic distribution and habitat of the new species and an identification key to the species of Polianthes subgenus
Bravoa growing in western Mexico are also provided.
Resumen
Exploraciones recientes en el occidente de México, conocido también como región de Nueva Galicia, permitieron descubrir una
especie nueva de Polianthes subgénero Bravoa. El nuevo taxon es descrito e ilustrado. La nueva especie se relaciona con P. bicolor y
P. geminiflora var. clivicola pero difiere de ambas por presentar hojas oblongo-obovadas y generalmente tendidas sobre el sustrato,
(3–)4–6(–9) nudos florales, pedicelos de 1.1–1.7 cm de longitud en antesis y recurvados, perianto tubular, no curvado, depreso, bicolor
y con lóbulos imbricados y erectos en antesis, y filamentos de 1.4–1.6 mm de longitud, insertos en el perianto a 1–1.5 mm por arriba del
ápice del ovario. Además, se aportan datos sobre la fenología, distribución geográfica y el hábitat del taxon nuevo, y una clave para la
identificación de las especies de Polianthes subgénero Bravoa que crecen en el occidente de México.
Key words: Atenguillo river, endemism, entomophily, ornithophily, Sierra Verde
Introduction
Polianthes Linnaeus (1753: 316) is a genus that comprises 20 species, arranged in two subgenera: Polianthes and
Bravoa (La Llave & Lexarza 1824: 6) Roemer (1847: 245) (Verhoek-Williams 1975, Eguiarte et al. 2000, Solano
2000; Table 1). Polianthes subgenus Polianthes includes 12 species with geminate flowers, sessile or with pedicels
up to 6 mm long. The perigone is erect or curved almost to midportion and then infundibular, with an expanded throat
between the curvature of the tube and the base of the lobes, white or pink when mature, with perpendicular or reflexed
lobes relative to the perigone tube axis, scented, and pollinated by nocturnal moths. The stamens are inserted 2–3 mm
below the perigone lobes. In contrast, Polianthes subgenus Bravoa includes eight species with geminate flowers, or
solitary in P. howardi Verhoek-Williams (1976: 365), and with pedicels 1.1–3.5 cm long. The perigone is pendulous,
tubular, with perpendicular lobes or extended at the same plane as the perigone axis, usually red, yellow, pink, or
exceptionally bicolor greenish orange as in P. bicolor Solano & García-Mendoza (1998: 473), scentless, but scented
in P. multicolor Solano & Dávila (2003: 119), and pollinated by hummingbirds. Lastly, the stamens are inserted below
the middle of the perigone tube.
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TABLE 1. Diversity and distribution of the genus Polianthes (Asparagaceae, Agavoideae) in Mexico. The state abbreviations
follow the Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT 2013). *Concerning P. tuberosa, its origin
and natural distribution in Mexico is unknown, but it is widely cultivated in the country and in the tropical and subtropical
areas of the world.
Species
Distribution
Polianthes subgenus Bravoa (Llave & Lex.) M.J.Roem.
1.
P. bicolor E.Solano & García-Mend. (Fig. 3F)
Oax
2.
P. cernua Art.Castro, J.G.González & Aarón Rodr. sp. nov. (Fig. 3A–E)
Jal
3.
P. geminiflora (Lex.) Rose var. geminiflora (Fig. 3H)
D.F., Dgo, Gro, Hgo, Jal, Méx, Mich, Mor,
Nay, Pue, Qro, Tlax
P. geminiflora var. clivicola McVaugh (Fig. 3G)
Jal, Mich
P. geminiflora var. pueblensis E.Solano & García-Mend.
Pue
4.
P. graminifolia Rose (Fig. 3I)
Ags, Jal, Zac
5.
P. howardii Verh.-Will. (Fig. 3J)
Col, Jal
6.
P. multicolor E.Solano & Dávila (Fig. 3K)
Gto
7.
P. oaxacana García-Mend. & E.Solano
Oax
8.
P. zapopanensis E.Solano & Ríos-Gómez (Fig. 3L–M)
Jal
Polianthes subgenus Polianthes
9.
P. alboaustralis E.Solano & Ríos-Gómez
Oax
10.
P. densiflora (B.L.Rob. & Fernald) Shinners
Chih
11.
P. durangensis Rose
Dgo, Nay
12.
P. elongata Rose
Gro
13.
P. longiflora Rose
Jal, Mich
14.
P. montana Rose
Jal, Nay
15.
P. nelsonii Rose
Ags, Chih, Dgo
16.
P. palustris Rose
Nay
17.
P. platyphylla Rose
Jal, Nay, Zac
18.
P. pringlei Rose
Ags, Gto, Jal, Mich, Zac
19.
P. sessiliflora (Hemsl.) Rose
Ags, Dgo, Jal, Nay, SLP, Zac
20.
P. tuberosa L.
*
The phylogenetic position of Polianthes has been addressed several times. However, contradictions between the
different results prevent generating a single and unified hypothesis. The phylogenetic analysis by Bogler & Simpson
(1996), based on ITS sequences, showed that Manfreda Salisbury (1866: 78), Polianthes and Prochnyanthes Watson
(1887: 457) constitute a clade apart from Agave Linnaeus (1753: 323). Meanwhile, Rocha et al. (2006) generated
a phylogenetic tree based on previous works (Alvarez de Zayas 1987, Hernández 1995, Bogler et al. 1995, 2006,
Eguiarte et al. 2000), and stressed that the basic relationships among the main groups are congruent in the majority of
the studies. These authors admitted the difficulty of solving the relationships within Agave s.l. (including Agave s.s.,
Manfreda, Polianthes, and Prochnyanthes), arguing little variation in the considered molecular markers. Given the
recent origin of many species in Agave s.l., the phylogenetic relationship among them may be hard to solve because
of either insufficient time for lineage sorting or hybridization and introgression. In contrast, Thiede & Eggli (1999)
merged Manfreda, Polianthes and Prochnyanthes within Agave, after collating the results of several analyses based on
both morphological and molecular evidence.
The genetic and morphological differentiation within the Manfreda-Polianthes-Prochnyanthes alliance is not easy
to assess. Good-Ávila et al. (2006) and Rocha et al. (2006) suggested that the group had a recent origin (10–2 MYA)
and high diversification rates (0.32–0.51 net speciation events per MYA). However, the diversification rates did not
parallel with complete genetic differentiation among the taxa. In addition, Good-Ávila et al. (2006) and Rocha et al.
(2006) argued that diversification rates were higher early in the evolution of Agave s.l. and associated with the North
American desertification, about 15 MYA. The process was coupled with an intense volcanic activity that produced a
complex topography, environmental heterogeneity, and a number of diverse ecological niches.
Polianthes subgenus Bravoa
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FIGURE 1. Diversity and distribution of Polianthes subgenus Bravoa in Nueva Galicia, Mexico.
In face to the uncertainties and contradictions of phylogenetic results, some authors prefer to retain the traditional
classification (García-Mendoza et al. 2000; Solano & Dávila-Aranda 2003; Hernández-Sandoval et al. 2006; GarcíaMendoza & Solano 2007; Rodríguez 2009; García-Mendoza 2011; Solano & Ríos-Gómez 2011, 2014). These authors
are reluctant to accept a wider Agave circumscription, as proposed by Thiede & Eggli (1999), until taxon sampling is
expanded and more informative characters are employed to obtain a robust unified phylogeny. Hence, we provisionally
recognize Polianthes as a genus distinct from Agave, for the purpose of the present study.
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Polianthes is restricted to Mexico, but P. tuberosa Linnaeus (1753: 316) is widely cultivated (Table 1). The geographic distribution of the genus extends from northern (Chihuahua and Tamaulipas) to southern Mexico (Oaxaca).
Fourteen taxa are endemic to one or two Mexican states, while 15 species are restricted to north-western Mexico. In this
territory, Polianthes is commonly known as “amole”, “azucena”, “nardo”, and “omixochitl” (from the words “omitl”,
bone, and “xochitl”, flower, a name that in Spanish is translated as “flor de hueso”; Emmart-Trueblood 1973).
The Nueva Galicia region (McVaugh 1961, Rzedowski & McVaugh 1966) is highly rich in Polianthes. It harbours 11 species (McVaugh 1989; Table 1, Fig. 1). In recent field explorations, focused on collecting Polianthes, we
detected some populations that did not match any known species. Hence, it is proposed as a new taxon. Illustrations
and photographs for the new species are included. In addition, an identification key to Polianthes subgenus Bravoa in
Nueva Galicia is provided.
Description of the new species
Polianthes cernua Art.Castro, J.G.González & Aarón Rodr. sp. nov. (Figs. 2, 3)
Species P. bicolori et P. geminiflorae var. clivicolae affine sed foliis oblongo-obovatis et plerumque prostratis, nodis floralibus (3–)4–
6(–9), pedicellis per anthesin 1.1–1.7 cm longis et recurvatis, perigoniis tubularibus, nullo modo curvatis, depressis et bicoloribus,
perigoniorum lobis per anthesin imbricatis et rectis, et filamentis 1.4–1.6 mm longis ad 1–1.5 mm insertis supra ovaris apicem
differt.
Type:—MEXICO. Jalisco: Mixtlán, 5 Km NE de Mixtlán, alrededores del puente Los Tablones de la carretera Ameca-Mascota, brecha a
Macuchí, 1918 m, 20º22’8’’N, 104º35’ 58’’ W, 2 August 2011 (fl, fr), A. Castro-Castro, J.G. González-Gallegos, M. Harker & E.A.
Suárez-Muro 2495 (holotype IBUG!, isotypes IEB!, MEXU!).
Perennial herb. Corm oblong 0.6–1.9 × 1.1–1.5 cm, with growth buds and thickened contractile and fleshy roots.
Bulb ovoid, 2–2.6 × 1.5–1.9 cm, covered by the persistent leaf bases. Leaves (2–)3(–4) in a basal rosette, sometimes
with an additional one attached a few cm above the peduncle base, prostrate or slightly elevated from the surface;
alternate, oblong-obovate, (6–)8–12 × 0.6–2.2(–4.5) cm, widest at the middle and tapering somewhat abruptly at both
ends, semi-succulent, shiny when fresh, acute, margin entire, hyaline, upper and lower surface glabrous. Inflorescence
racemose, 45–80 cm long, internodes decreasing in size towards the apex, with (3–)4–6(–10) floral nodes; scape
bracts 2–3, primary sterile bract linear-lanceolate, 2.5–4.4 cm × 0.4–0.5 cm, apex acute, base truncate, margin smooth,
primary floral bracts lanceolate to triangular, 0.6–1.5 × 0.2–0.3 cm, apex acute, base truncate, margin smooth, becoming
scarious. Bracteoles ensiform, 0.2–3 × 0.1–2 mm, entire, acute, truncate. Pedicels 1.1–1.7 cm during anthesis, 1.5–2
cm in fruit, strongly recurved. Flowers geminate, 2–2.5 × 0.3–0.6 cm, bicolor, succulent, odourless; perigone tube
1.6–1.9 × 0.4–0.6 cm at the base of the lobes, tubular, not curved, the first 2/3 orange, the last third and the lobes
yellowish green. Lobes broadly ovate, almost equal, 2–4 × 2.5–3 mm, margin hyaline, apex truncate in the internal
series to obtuse in the external one and with a tuft of white hairs at the tips, both erect and imbricate. Stamens included,
filaments yellow, filiform, 1.4–1.6 cm long from their insertion into the perigone tube, inserted 1–1.5 mm above the
ovary apex; anthers linear, 4.5–5 × 1–2 mm, green, in anthesis on the upper portion of the mouth of the tube. Ovary
4.5–5 × 2.5–3 mm; style filiform, 1.6–2 cm, greenish orange, exserted from the tube 2–3 mm in anthesis; stigma
trilobed, papillose. Fruit a loculicidal capsule, 0.8–2 × 0.7–1.1 cm, globose to oblong, crowned by the remains of the
perigone. Seeds ovate-depressed, 4–6 × 3–5 mm, flat, black to dark brown, opaque (Figs. 2, 3).
Etymology:—The specific epithet refers to its pendulous flowers; this feature is characteristic of other species of
Polianthes subgenus Bravoa, but is very noticeable in P. cernua.
Distribution, habitat and phenology:—Polianthes cernua grows in the upper basin of the Atenguillo River, in
western Jalisco. It is endemic to a mountain system known as Sierra Verde, in the municipalities of Atengo and Mixtlán, Jalisco, Mexico (Fig. 1). It inhabits open Quercus L., Juniperus L., and Pinus L. forests. Polianthes cernua is
associated with Ageratina Spach sp., Cosmos intercedens Sherff, C. sessilis Sherff, Dahlia pugana Aarón Rodr. & Art.
Castro, Juniperus flaccida Schltdl., Pinus lumholtzii B.L.Rob. & Fernald, P. oocarpa Schiede ex Schltdl., Prochnyanthes mexicana (Zucc.) Rose, Quercus castanea Née, Q. resinosa Liebm., Salvia pugana J.G.González & Art.Castro,
Tigridia dugesii S.Watson, and Verbesina L. sp. The plants are found in areas with deep and acid soils at 1700–2120
m elevation. They flower in early August and fruit in September. During numerous fieldwork trips, we noticed hummingbirds visiting P. cernua.
Polianthes subgenus Bravoa
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FIGURE 2. Polianthes cernua Art.Castro, J.G.González & Aarón Rodr. A. Habit. B. Flowers detail. C. Flower dissection showing
internal perigone, gynoecium and androecium. D. Fruits. Illustrated by Josue Ortíz-Catedral, based on living plants from the type material
[A. Castro-Castro, J.G. González-Gallegos, M. Harker & E.A. Suárez-Muro 2495 (IBUG, IEB!, MEXU)].
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Additional specimens examined (paratypes):—MEXICO. Jalisco: Atengo, Sierra Verde, km 18.5 de la brecha
Los Tablones-Soyatlán del Oro-Tenamaxtlán, 2110 m, 20º25’17.8’’N, 104º18’8.1’’W, 5 August 2013 (fl, fr), A. Castro-Castro, J.G. González-Gallegos & J.L. Villa-Vázquez 3269 (IBUG!). Mixtlán, km 48 carr. Méx. 70 entre Ameca
y Mixtlán, puente Los Tablones, 1719 m, 20º 27’44.7’’N, 104º22’45.7’’W, 3 August 2011 (fl, fr), A. Rodríguez, A.
Castro-Castro & M.A. García-Martínez 6272 (ENCB!, IBUG!, IEB!, MEXU!); km 47–48 carr. Méx. 70 entre Ameca
y Mascota, puente Los Tablones, 1704 m, 20º27’44.8’’N, 104º22’45.5’W, 17 August 2012 (fl, fr), A. Rodríguez et al.
6727 (IBUG!, IEB!, MEXU!); km 6 de la brecha Los Tablones-Soyatlán del Oro, Sierra Verde, 1918 m, 20º27’1.3’’N,
104º21’44’’W, 5 August 2013 (fl, fr), A. Castro-Castro, J.G. González-Gallegos & J.L. Villa-Vázquez 3260 (IBUG!,
IEB!, MEXU!); Sierra Verde, km 17 de la brecha Los Tablones-Soyatlán del Oro, rumbo a Tenamaxtlán, 2052 m,
20º24’26.3’’N, 104º18’41.1’’W, 5 August 2013 (fl, fr), A. Castro-Castro, J.G. González-Gallegos & J.L. Villa-Vázquez
3263 (IBUG!, IEB, MEXU!); puente Los Tablones, km 47–48 carretera Méx. 70 entre Ameca y Mixtlán, 1705 m,
20º27’50’’N, 104º22’38.8’’W, 29 July 2014 (fr), A. Rodríguez & A. Castro-Castro7138 (IBUG!, IEB!, MEXU!).
FIGURE 3. Diversity of Polianthes subgenus Bravoa in Mexico. A–E. P. cernua. F. P. bicolor (E. Solano & Ma. del C. López 857,
MEXU). G. P. geminiflora var. clivicola (A. Rodríguez & L. Ortiz-Catedral 3210, IBUG). H. P. geminiflora var. geminiflora (A. Rodriguez
& D. Szeszko 5617, IBUG). I. P. graminifolia (A. Rodríguez & 5545, IBUG). J. P. howardii (P. Carrillo-Reyes et al. 7401, IBUG). K. P.
multicolor (A. Rodríguez 5769, IBUG). L–M. P. zapopanensis (A. Rodríguez et al. 4338, 5120, IBUG). Pictures: A. Castro-Castro (A–E),
A. Rodríguez (G–I, K–M), E. Solano (F), and P. Carrillo-Reyes (J).
Taxonomic relationships:—Morphologically, Polianthes cernua falls within P. subgenus Bravoa. It has scentless
and geminate flowers at the nodes and the filaments inserted below midportion of the perigone tube. It is characterized
by a combination of character-states including: oblong-obovate and generally prostrate leaves, (3–)4–6(–10) floral
nodes, pedicels 1.1–1.7 cm long during anthesis and recurved, perigone tubular, not curved, depressed, and bicolor
with imbricate and erect lobes in anthesis and filaments 1.4–1.6 mm long, inserted 1–1.5 mm above ovary tip (Figs.
2, 3). Polianthes cernua shares morphological similarities with P. bicolor and P. geminiflora var. clivicola McVaugh
(1989: 252). Both P. cernua and P. bicolor have bicolor flowers, and P. cernua and P. geminiflora var. clivicola produce
depressed flowers. Their differences are highlighted in Table 2.
Polianthes subgenus Bravoa
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P. cernua
(2–)3(–4); oblong-obovate, widest at the
middle and tapering somewhat abruptly to
both ends, prostrate or slightly elevated from
the ground, (6–)8–12 × 0.6–2.2(–3.9) cm,
semi-succulent
45–80
(3–)4–6(–10)
1.1–1.7 cm during anthesis, 1.5–2 cm in fruit,
recurved (Fig. 3A-E)
1.6–1.9 × 0.4–0.6 cm; tubular, not curved;
bicolor, the first two thirds orange, the last
third and the lobes yellowish green (Fig.
3A-E)
depressed
basal
2–4 × 2.5–3 mm; erect and imbricate (Fig.
3A-E)
1.4–1.6 mm long; inserted 1–1.5 mm above
ovary tip
1.6–2 cm
globose to oblong; 0.8–1.5 × 0.7–1.1 cm
western Jalisco
1700–2120
Character
Leaves number, shape, size,
and consistence
Inflorescence length (cm)
Number of floral nodes
Pedicel length and orientation
Perigone size (width taken at
the base of lobes), form, and
colour
Flower orientation during
anthesis
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Bracteole position
Lobe size and orientation
Filament length and insertion
Style length
Fruit
Distribution in Mexico
Elevation range (m a.s.l.)
2300–2500
Oaxaca
globose; 1.1–1.3 × 1–1.1 cm
1.9–2.6 cm long
1.8–2.8 cm long; inserted 1.1–1.8 mm above
ovary tip
2–3(–4) mm × (1.7–)2–3(–5) mm; free and
extended or reflexed (Fig. 3F)
most frequently inserted at middle portion of the
pedicel, rarely basal
divergent to diffuse
(2–)2.3–2.9 × (1.6–)2.4–3(–5.5) cm; perigonetube funnel-shaped, abruptly broadened near the
base, basal portion erect and abruptly curved
outward just above the ovary; bicolor, orangegreenish and the lobes green (Fig. 3F)
0.6–1.3 cm during anthesis, 0.8–1.6(–2.3) cm in
fruit, erect (Fig. 3F)
3–5(–9)
24–40(–55)
(3–)4–6(–12); lanceolate, ondulate, erect, (5–)8–
15 × 0.6–1.0(–1.4) cm, semi-succulent
P. bicolor
TABLE 2. Morphological comparison among Polianthes cernua and similar species.
CASTRO-CASTRO et al.
1250–2560
eastern Jalisco and western Michoacán
short-oblong to globose; 0.7–1.0 × 0.7–0.8 cm
1.9–2.5 cm long
1–1.5 cm long; inserted 1.7–5 mm above ovary tip
3–5 mm × 1.5–3 mm; free and extended (Fig. 3G)
basal
divergent to depressed
(1.4–)2–2.3 × (1.6–)2.4–3(–5.5) cm; perigone-tube
tubular, slender and terete proximally, and slightly
dilated in anthesis from near or below the middle to
the base of the lobes; concolor pale red (Fig. 3G)
0.4–0.8(–1.1) cm during anthesis, 1.0–1.8(–3.5) cm
in fruit, recurved (Fig. 3G)
(3–)6–20
(24–)45–100(–150)
3–9; linear or slight widest at the middle and
tapering gradually or somewhat abruptly to both
ends, erect, (12–)25–30(–48) × (0.4–)1.5–2.5(–3.7)
cm, chartaceous and soft
P. geminiflora var. clivicola
Key to the species of Polianthes subgenus Bravoa in Nueva Galicia, Mexico
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Pedicels 0.3–1.5 cm long; perigone funnel-shaped and abruptly curved just above the ovary, almost white, white-pinkish, pink to
orange-yellowish, fragrant, lobes perpendicular to perigone axis . ................................................................................ P. multicolor
Pedicels 1.5–5.5 cm long; perigone tubular or funnel-shaped and slightly curved just above the ovary, concolorous (red, pink, or
yellow) or bicolor (tube red, orange, or pink with lobes greenish), odourless, lobes parallel to perigone axis . ...............................2
Flowers solitary at the nodes; lobes epinastic.................................................................................................................... P. howardii
Flowers paired at the nodes; lobes homomorphic ............................................................................................................................. 3
Leaves (abaxially) pectinately hispidulous on nerves and margins with thick erect blunt gland-tipped hairs 0.1–0.2 mm long; exposed portions of sheaths, and to a lesser extent the lower stem, similarly pubescent ............................................... P. graminifolia
Leaves (as well as the rest of the plant) glabrous, at most with marginal papillae, or scattered papillae along the nerves . .............4
Perigone tubular not curved ...............................................................................................................................................................5
Perigone funnel-shaped, slightly curved just above the ovary........................................................................................................... 6
Leaves oblong-obovate, prostrate or slightly elevated from the ground, (6–)8–12 cm × 0.6–2.2(–4.5) cm, semi-succulent; per igone
bicolor (tube orange and lobes greenish); imbricate and erect lobes in anthesis; stigma exserted the length of the lobes or more.....
................................................................................................................................................................................................P. cernua
Leaves linear, erect, (12–)25–30(–48) cm × (0.4–)1.5–2.5(–3.7) cm, chartaceous; perigone concolor, red; extended and free lobes
in anthesis; stigma included (occasionally slightly exserted, but no more than half the length of the lobes) .....................................
................................................................................................................................................................. P. geminiflora var. clivicola
Leaves in a basal rosette at flowering time; inflorescence axis without branching ............................P. geminiflora var. geminiflora
Leaves not grouped in a basal rosette at flowering time; inflorescence axis generally branching ............................ P. zapopanensis
Acknowledgments
We are grateful to the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT) for the research grant # 80200 and
doctoral scholarships to the first author. The Universidad de Guadalajara offered financial aid to ACC. Thanks to the
Idea Wild organization for the equipment provided to ACC. Likewise, we thank the curators and staff of the following
herbaria: CIIDIR, CIMI, CREG, GUADA, IBUG, IEB, MEXU, XAL and ZEA. We appreciate the suggestions made
to the document by Lorenzo Peruzzi, Sue Templeton and two anonymous reviewers. This study depended greatly
upon the generosity of Guadalupe Munguía Lino, Mollie Harker, Esteban A. Suárez-Muro, José Luis Villa-Vázquez,
Miguel A. García-Martínez, Pablo Carrillo-Reyes and Ricardo Guerrero-Hernández. Thanks to Eloy Solano and Pablo
Carrillo Reyes for providing us with information and photographs. We thank Guadalupe Munguía Lino and Josué Ortíz
Catedral, who elaborated figures 1 and 2, respectively.
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