Abstract
Pitcairniaabsconditasp. nov., known until now only from the Municipalities of Cabo Corrientes, Mascota, Puerto Vallarta, San Sebastián del Oeste and Talpa de Allende in the State of Jalisco, Mexico, is here described and illustrated. The new taxon was confused with P.imbricata for long time, but differs from this species by its green floral bracts with the apex divergent to spreading (vs. red and appressed) and by the appendiculate at the base chartreuse-green petals (vs. not appendiculate yellow petals). Images and a distribution map of the taxa are presented.
Highlights
Pitcairnia L’Hér. (L’Héritier 1789–1790 [1788]) with ca. 409 spp. (Gouda et al 2021, continuously updated) is the second richest genus in Bromeliaceae and is mainly distributed in South America, but has an important centre of diversification in Mexico
Out of the 19 genera of Bromeliaceae present in Mexico (Espejo-Serna et al 2004; Espejo-Serna 2012; Espejo-Serna and López-Ferrari 2018, here updated), Pitcairnia occupies the third place in number of taxa, with 54 species
P. singularis Flores-Arg., Espejo & López-Ferr., (Flores-Argüelles et al 2017), P. lokischmidtiae Rauh & Barthlott (Rauh and Barthlott 1987; see Rauh 1987) and the new taxon here proposed are restricted to Jalisco
Summary
Pitcairnia L’Hér. (L’Héritier 1789–1790 [1788]) with ca. 409 spp. (Gouda et al 2021, continuously updated) is the second richest genus in Bromeliaceae and is mainly distributed in South America, but has an important centre of diversification in Mexico. Out of the 19 genera of Bromeliaceae present in Mexico (Espejo-Serna et al 2004; Espejo-Serna 2012; Espejo-Serna and López-Ferrari 2018, here updated), Pitcairnia occupies the third place in number of taxa, with 54 species (including the one described here). For Jalisco, we have so far reported 13 species (Espejo-Serna et al 2004; Espejo-Serna and López-Ferrari 2018, here updated) and, with this new find, that number increases to 14. Reviewing specimens of the family Bromeliaceae collected in Jalisco, we found additional material of this species. After a detailed examination of the specimens, we have not been able to assign it to any of the previously-described species of the genus, so we propose it here as new to science
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