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Three new species of Ocotea (Lauraceae) from southern Mexico

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Three new species ofOcotea (O. disjuncta, O. iridescens, andO. rovirosae) from southern Mexico are described and illustrated.Ocotea disjuncta is related to theO. effusa group, whileO. iridescens seems to be related to theO. heydeana group. The relationships ofO. rovirosae are not clear.

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Se describen e ilustran tres especies nuevas deOcotea del sur de México (O. disjuncta, O. iridescens yO. rovirosae).Ocotea disjuncta está relacionada con el grupo deO. effusa, en tantoO. iridescens parece estar relacionada con el grupo deO. heydeana. Las relaciones deO. rovirosae son inciertas.

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  1. Instituto de Ecología, A. C., Apartado Postal 63, 91000, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico

    Francisco G. Lorea-Hernández

  2. Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, 63166-0299, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.

    Henk van der Werff

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Lorea-Hernández, F.G., van der Werff, H. Three new species of Ocotea (Lauraceae) from southern Mexico. Brittonia 54, 145–153 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1663/0007-196X(2002)054[0145:TNSOOL]2.0.CO;2

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