A new species of Sloanea (Elaeocarpaceae) from Guerrero and Chiapas, Mexico

Abstract

SLOANEA AHUATOSO N. SP.; IS DESCRIBED FROM MATERIAL COLLECTED IN THE MOUNTAIN RANGE OF ATOYAC; GUERRERO; AND THE RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA EL TRIUNFO; CHIAPAS; MEXICO. THIS SPECIES IS CHARACTERIZED BY ITS SIMPLE DICHASIAL INFLORESCENCE; CLOSED FLOWER BUDS; FLESHY SEPALS WITH DENSE TOMENTUM ABAXIALLY; ELLIPSOIDAL CAPSULES; AND ELLIPSOIDAL SEEDS COMPLETELY COVERED WITH AN ORANGE-COLORED ARIL. IT IS INCLUDED IN SUBGENUS QUADRISEPALA FOR THE INFLORESCENCE TYPE AND THE CLOSED FLOWER BUDS. ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER SPECIES OF THE SUBGENUS IS DISCUSSED.