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Arceuthobium (Viscaceae) in Mexico and Guatemala: Additions and range extensions

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Three new dwarf mistletoes are described:Arceuthobium globosum subsp.grandicaule (Mexico and Guatemala),A. aureum subsp.aureum (Guatemala) andA. aureum subsp.petersonii (Chiapas, Mexico).Arceuthobium guatemalense is recorded for the first time in Mexico. Significant range extensions are recorded forA. abietisreligiosae, A. divaricatum,A. gillii subsp.nigrum, andA. rubrum. New hosts are reported for several taxa. Nineteen members of the genus are presently known from Mexico, and three (possibly four) from Guatemala. Chromosome counts are reported for the first time for 3 taxa.

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  1. U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, 80521, Fort Collins, CO

    Frank G. Hawksworth

  2. Department of Biology, University of Utah, 84112, Salt Lake City, UT

    Delbert Wiens

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Hawksworth, F.G., Wiens, D. Arceuthobium (Viscaceae) in Mexico and Guatemala: Additions and range extensions. Brittonia 29, 411–418 (1977). https://doi.org/10.2307/2806483

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