New myrmecophilic species of Acacia (Leguminosae) from the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico

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  • M. de Lourdes Rico Arce Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens

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https://doi.org/10.21829/abm26.1994.686

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Acacia cedilloi, Acacia globulifera, identification key, Tuxtlas, Veracruz

Abstract

A new species of Acacia from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico is described. It belongs to the myrmecophilous group in the subgenus Acacia. Habitat and morphology are similar to those Acacia globulifera and A. hindsii. A key for determination of the related species in the Peninsula is given.

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1994-01-01

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Rico Arce, M. de L. (1994). New myrmecophilic species of Acacia (Leguminosae) from the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico. Acta Botanica Mexicana, (26), 7–10. https://doi.org/10.21829/abm26.1994.686
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