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A new genus,Correllia, and its single species,C. montana, are described from Sierra Mohinora in southwestern Chihuahua, Mexico. The genus belongs in subtribe Peritylinae (Compositae tribe Helenieae) and appears to be most closely related toPerityle.
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Supported in part by National Science Foundation Grant GB-20361. I am grateful to Marshall C. Johnston for providing the Latin translation.
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Powell, A.M. Correllia (Compositae: Peritylinae) : A new monotypic genus from southern Chihuahua, Mexico. Brittonia 25, 116–118 (1973). https://doi.org/10.2307/2805930
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