ANTIRHEA AROMATICA (RUBIACEAE, GUETTARDEAE), A NEW SPECIES FROM VERACRUZ, MEXICO
- GONZALO CASTILLO-CAMPOS AND DAVID H. LORENCE
- ANTIRHEA AROMATICA (RUBIACEAE, GUETTARDEAE), UNA NUEVA ESPECIE DE VERACRUZ, MÉXICO
- Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 72: 268-271
Resumen
A new species of Rubiaceae, Antirhea aromatica Castillo-Campos & Lorence, is described from central Veracruz, Mexico. A tree of the tropical semideciduous forest, it appears to be very localized in distribution and is the first record of the genus for Veracruz. Its distribution, habitat, and affinities are discussed, and specimen citations are given.