Brittonia

, Volume 60, Issue 3, pp 245–251 | Cite as

Calliandra dolichopoda and C. cualensis (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae), two new species from Mexico

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Abstract

Calliandra dolichopoda and C. cualensis, two species endemic to Guerrero and Jalisco, Mexico, respectively, are described and illustrated. Both species appear to be closely related to C. hirsuta.

Key Words

Calliandra Guerrero Jalisco Leguminosae Mexico Mimosoideae 

Resumen

Se describen e ilustran Calliandra dolichopoda y C. cualensis, dos especies endémicas de Guerrero y Jalisco, México, respectivamente. Ambas especies parecen estar relacionadas con C. hirsuta.

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Acknowledgments

I would like to thank Mario Sousa, Colin Hughes, and Eduardo Estrada for helpful comments to the manuscript, and Fernando Chiang for reviewing the text and for the Latin diagnoses. Also, I am grateful to Carlos Gómez-Hinostrosa for preparing the distribution map and Albino Luna for the botanical illustrations.

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© The New York Botanical Garden 2008

Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Instituto de BiologíaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMéxicoMexico

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