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Calliandra bifoliolata (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae), a new species from Chiapas, Mexico, with notes on C. brenesii, C. grandifolia, and C. laevis

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Calliandra bifoliolata, a new species endemic to Chiapas, Mexico, is described and illustrated. The new species is placed within series Macrophyllae and appears to be closely related to C. brenesii and C. grandifolia, from which it differs in the shrubby habit and the peculiar venation pattern of the leaflets.

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Se describe e ilustra Calliandra bifoliolata, una especie endémica del estado de Chiapas, México. La nueva especie, se ubica dentro de la serie Macrophyllae y está estrechamente relacionada con C. brenesii y C. grandifolia, de las cuales difiere en su hábito abustivo y en el patrón de venación de los folíolos.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Albino Luna for the botanical illustration and Daniel Hernández for preparing Fig. 2. We are particularly grateful to Yuyini Licona Vera, Eduardo Ruiz Sánchez, David Seigler and an anonymous reviewer for providing many useful comments on the manuscript. We also wish to thank Christopher Davidson and Sharon Davidson for their support during field trips to San Fernando through the project “Biodiversity and evolutionary ecology of endangered species in protected natural areas of Chiapas, Mexico”

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  1. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Sistemática, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, 91070, Xalapa, Veracruz, México

    Andrés Ernesto Ortiz-Rodriguez

  2. Departamento de Botánica, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Apartado Postal 70-233, 04510, México, D. F., México

    Héctor M. Hernández

  3. Herbario Eizi Matuda, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Libramiento Norte poniente 1150, Col. Lajas Maciel, 29039, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México

    Miguel Angel Perez-Farrera

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Ortiz-Rodriguez, A.E., Hernández, H.M. & Perez-Farrera, M.A. Calliandra bifoliolata (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae), a new species from Chiapas, Mexico, with notes on C. brenesii, C. grandifolia, and C. laevis . Brittonia 67, 175–179 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-015-9365-5

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