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Agave rzedowskiana, a new species in subgenus Littaea (Agavaceae) from western Mexico

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Agave rzedowskiana is described and illustrated from the states of Sinaloa and Jalisco, Mexico. This species is a member of subgenusLittaea (Tagliabue) Baker “groupStriatae” of Baker. It is compared withA. petrophila García-Mend. & E. Martínez andA. dasylirioides Jacobi & Bouché.

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Se describe e ilustraAgave rzedowskiana de los estados de Sinaloa y Jalisco, México. La especie pertenece al subgéneroLittaea (Tagliabue) Baker “Grupo Striatae” de Baker. Se le compara conA. petrophila García-Mend. & E. Martínez yA. dasylirioides Jacobi & Bouché.

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  1. Jardín Botánico y Herbario, Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, Apartado postal 1-440, 44100, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

    Pablo Carrillo-Reyes

  2. Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Apartado postal 726, 80000, Culiacán, Sinaloa, México

    Rito Vega Aviña

  3. Departament de Botánica y Zoología, CUCBA, Universidad de Guadalajara, Apartado postal 1-139, 45101, Zapopan, Jalisco, México

    Raymundo Ramírez-delgadillo

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Carrillo-Reyes, P., Aviña, R.V. & Ramírez-delgadillo, R. Agave rzedowskiana, a new species in subgenus Littaea (Agavaceae) from western Mexico. Brittonia 55, 240–244 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1663/0007-196X(2003)055[0240:ARANSI]2.0.CO;2

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