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31 December 2023 Stenostephanus purpureus (Acanthaceae: Justicieae: Isoglossinae), a New Species from Costa Rica and Panama—Overlooked for More than 150 Years
Thomas F. Daniel, Ricardo Kriebel
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Abstract

Comparative studies of macromorphological and palynological characters of plants representing Stenostephanus silvaticus from southern Mexico and southern Central America reveal that those from the two geographically isolated regions represent different taxa. Stenostephanus purpureus is described as a new species from Costa Rica and Panama. It differs from S. silvaticus of Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, and Veracruz, Mexico by numerous characters, including: pyramidal inflorescences with rachises, dichasial peduncles, and floral pedicels glabrous; corollas blue-purple to purple with both lips recoiled; and pollen subspheroidal with a fossulate interapertural band of exine bearing a medial row of gemmae and baculae. We provide a description of S. purpureus and a key to, images of, and map showing the distributions of both species.

Los estudios comparativos de caracteres macromorfológicos y palinológicos de plantas que representan a Stenostephanus silvaticus del sur de México y el sur de Centroamérica revelan que las de las dos regiones geográficamente aisladas representan taxones diferentes. Stenostephanus purpureus se describe como una especie nueva de Costa Rica y Panamá. Se diferencia de S. silvaticus de Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco y Veracruz, México por numerosos caracteres, entre ellos: inflorescencias piramidales con raquis, pedúnculos bicaisales y pedicelos florales glabros; corolas azul-púrpura a púrpura con ambos labios retraídos; y polen subesferoidal con una banda interapertural fosulada de exina que lleva una fila medial de yemas y báculas. Proporcionamos una descripción de S. purpureus y una clave, imágenes y un mapa que muestra las distribuciones de ambas especies.

Thomas F. Daniel and Ricardo Kriebel "Stenostephanus purpureus (Acanthaceae: Justicieae: Isoglossinae), a New Species from Costa Rica and Panama—Overlooked for More than 150 Years," Harvard Papers in Botany 28(2), 655-662, (31 December 2023). https://doi.org/10.3100/hpib.v28iss2.2023.n3
Published: 31 December 2023
KEYWORDS
nototriby/sternotriby/pleurotriby
nototriby/sternotriby/pleurotriby
pollen
pollen
Stenostephanus silvaticus
Stenostephanus silvaticus
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