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Six species of the genusMelampodium are described as new:M. glabribracteatum, M. nayaritense, andM. pilosum (sect.Melampodium);M. costaricense, M. nutans, andM. sinaloense (sect.Zarabellia). Chromosome numbers forM. nutans andM. pilosum are reported asn = 11 andn = 10 respectively
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Stuessy, T.F. Six new species of melampodium (compositae: Heliantheae) from Mexico and Central America. Brittonia 22, 112–124 (1970). https://doi.org/10.2307/2805805
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