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| Prionosciadium tamayoi Cuevas et N. M. Núñez in Cuevas-Guzmán, Núñez-López, et al., 2020. |
Prionosciadium tamayoi is described as new species for science. The species is separated from those known within the genus for its linear, and entire or crenate foliar divisions, its small fruits and coral red-coloured flowers. Information on its habitat is provided and its morphological characters are illustrated. In addition, the new species is compared with the most related taxa.
Keywords: Arracacia clade; Endemism; Perennial herb; Sierra of Cuale; Limestone soils; Umbelliferae.
Prionosciadium tamayoi Cuevas et N. M. Núñez, sp. nov.
Etimología. La especie se nombra en honor del maestro Roberto González Tamayo, uno de los mejores conocedores y recolectores de orquídeas en el occidente de México, con cientos de ellas recogidas en la sierra de Cuale, lugar donde aún se le recuerda por los pobladores como el “señor de los lirios”.
Etymology. The species is named in honor of the teacher Roberto González Tamayo, one of the best orchid specialist and collectors in the west of Mexico, with hundreds of them collected in the Sierra de Cuale, a place where it is still remembered by the inhabitants as the "señor de los lirios - Lord of the Lilies."
Ramón Cuevas-Guzmán, Nora M. Núñez-López, Susana Canales-Piña and José Guadalupe Morales-Arias. 2020. Prionosciadium tamayoi (Apiaceae), A New Species from western Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad. 91; e913338. DOI: 10.22201/ib.20078706e.2020.91.3338
