Sunday, March 31, 2024

[Botany • 2023] Ainea conzattii (Iridaceae: Tigridieae) revisited: Description of A New Variety


A. Flower, front view of Ainea conzattii var. conzattii; B. C. Flower, front view of A. conzattii var. macropetala; D. Flower dorsal view of A. conzattii var. macropetala.
Photo credits: A. Guadalupe Munguía; B., C., D. Carlos Martorell.

Abstract
A new variety of Ainea conzattii is described and illustrated, a key to recognize the two varieties of the species and a distribution map of both taxa are included.
Coixtlahuaca, Oaxaca, Tepelmeme Villa  de Morelos, Monocots


 Ainea conzattii var. macropetala Martorell, Espejo & López-Ferr., var. nov. 

Nova varietas ab originali varietate differt in illis quae tepalis internis (petalis) similibus in forma et magnitudine tepalis externis (sepalis) vs. tepalis internis multo minora quam externis.

 
Carlos Martorell, Ana Rosa López-Ferrari, Adolfo Espejo-Serna, Diego García-Meza and Rupert Clayton. 2023. Ainea conzattii (Iridaceae: Tigridieae) revisited: Description of A New Variety.  Phytotaxa. 600(1); 1-6. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.600.1.1