Discovery of a new species of Agarista (Ericaceae) in Jalisco, Mexico

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  • Luz María González V. Instituto de Botánica, Universidad de Guadalajara

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https://doi.org/10.21829/abm5.1989.574

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Agarista villarraleana, sp. n., from the Sierra Madre del Sur, Jalisco, Mexico, is described. The species is a member  of section Agarista and is easily distinguised from the other species of Agarista know from Mexico because it is a rhizomathous shrub less than 1 m tall with coriaceous leaves and red flowers. It si probably related to A. pulchella Cham. ex G. Don var. pulchella southeastern Brazil.

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Judd, W. S. 1984. A taxonomic revision of the American species of Agarista (Ericaceae). J. Arnold Arb. 65: 255-342. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/p.36695

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1989-01-01

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González V., L. M. (1989). Discovery of a new species of Agarista (Ericaceae) in Jalisco, Mexico. Acta Botanica Mexicana, (5), 13–17. https://doi.org/10.21829/abm5.1989.574
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