Echeveria sonianevadensis (Crassulaceae), una nueva especie del Volcán Nevado de Colima del occidente de México y una clave para la serie Gibbiflorae

H. David Jimeno-Sevilla, J. Antonio Vázquez-García, Miguel Ángel Muñiz-Castro, Ignacio García-Ruiz, Gerardo Hernández-Vera, José Villa Castillo

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Abstract

Echeveria sonianevadensis, a new species endemic to the fir forests of Nevado de Colima volcano, southern Jalisco, Mexico, is described and illustrated. It belongs to series Gibbiflorae and it differs from Echeveria fulgens var. obtusifolia as an apparently closest taxon in having broader, obovate and not pruinose leaves, a cylindrical and not urceolate or campanulate corolla and scarlet-red nectaries. Its conservation status according to the IUCN criteria is assessed as Critically Endangered (CR).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)156-165
Number of pages10
JournalBrittonia
Volume71
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jun 2019

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