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Type: Article
Published: 2017-08-29
Page range: 93–102
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A new species of Mandevilla (Apocynaceae; Apocynoideae) from Mexico

Laboratorio de Plantas Vasculares, Departamento de Biología Comparada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70–282, 04510, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico.
Laboratorio de Plantas Vasculares, Departamento de Biología Comparada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70–282, 04510, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico.
Mesechiteae Mexico Oaxaca Sherlock Holmes Veracruz Eudicots

Abstract

We describe and illustrate a new species of Mandevilla for the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz, Mexico. Mandevilla sherlockii sp. nov. can be separated from the other similar species of the genus by its subcoriaceous leaf blades and inflorescences with a conspicuously curved rachis between each flower. Including this new species, Mexico is a hotspot for the genus with a 24 species, 11 of which are endemic. We provide a distribution map, suggest a conservation status for the new species, and provide a key for the species of Mandevilla found in Mexico and Central America.