Author:
Soto-Estrada Carmen,Cruz-Durán Ramiro
Abstract
AbstractCrotalaria heteromorpha, a new species from the state of Guerrero, Mexico, is described and illustrated on the basis of vegetative and floral features, and compared to related species. It seems to have a close affinity with C. filifolia. The new species differs from C. filifolia by having variation in the shape of the leaflets, the leaflet margins frequently reddish-brown, with variable pubescence on the upper side, longer stipules, shorter pedicels, comparatively smaller and reflexed wings, a narrower keel with a slightly larger and narrower beak and darker seeds, which are rough-grained in texture. With the proposal of C. heteromorpha as a new species, there are now 10 endemic trifoliolate species of Crotalaria recognized in México.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Plant Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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