Xochiquetzallia (Asparagaceae, Brodiaeoideae), a new genus segregated from the paraphyletic Dandya

A new genus, Xochiquetzallia, for the Brodiaeoideae, Asparagaceae family is here proposed. A taxonomic analysis based on morphology highlights its synapomorphies. The characters that distinguish Xochiquetzallia are the absence of a pith in the gynophore and the presence of an entire...

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Main Authors: Jorge Gutiérrez, Teresa Terrazas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-01-01
Series:PhytoKeys
Online Access:https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/46890/download/pdf/