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Issue: Vol. 253 No. 2: 23 March 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-03-23
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.253.2.3
Page range: 139–146
Abstract views: 22
PDF downloaded: 1

Dasylirion micropterum (Asparagaceae), a new species from Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico

Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Departamento de Botánica, Buenavista, Saltillo 25315, Coahuila, México.
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Apartado postal 41, Linares, 67700, Nuevo León, México.
Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Departamento de Fitomejoramiento, Buenavista, Saltillo 25315, Coahuila, México.
Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Departamento de Botánica, Buenavista, Saltillo 25315, Coahuila, México.
Labortorio Nacional de Genómica para la Biodiversidad (LANGEBIO), Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV), Irapuato, Guanajuato, México.
Labortorio Nacional de Genómica para la Biodiversidad (LANGEBIO), Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV), Irapuato, Guanajuato, México.
Dasylirion miquihuanense endemic barcode of life matK sequence Monocots

Abstract

Dasylirion micropterum is described as a new species from high elevations of the Sierra Madre Oriental in the Mexican state of Coahuila. It differs from known species of Dasylirion for having ascending dark green leaves, narrow inflorescences, small fruits with narrow wings and its distribution restricted to the western side of the Sierra Madre Oriental. The identity of the new species was confirmed through the sequence of matK and rbcL plastid DNA regions. GenBank sequences accessions are included. An illustration, photos and a distribution map are presented for the new species.