Werauhia noctiflorens T. Krömer, Espejo, López-Ferrari & Acebey (Bromeliaceae), a new species from the states of Chiapas and Veracruz in Mexico and the Toledo District in Belize, is described and illustrated. The new taxon has a simple, secund inflorescence, with white to greenish white flowers, large sepals and petals to 3.3 and 5.5 cm, respectively, and fusiform and rostrate capsules. Werauhia noctiflorens is compared to the similar taxa W. macrochlamys (Mez & Wercklé) J. F. Morales, W. pittieri (Mez) J. R. Grant, and W. vanhyningii (L. B. Smith) J. R. Grant.
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1 September 2007
Werauhia noctiflorens (Bromeliaceae), una Nueva Especie del Sureste de México y Belice
Thorsten Krömer,
Adolfo Espejo,
Ana Rosa López-Ferrari,
Amparo Acebey
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Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature
Vol. 17 • No. 3
September 2007
Vol. 17 • No. 3
September 2007
Bromeliaceae
Chiapas
humid montane forest
IUCN Red List
Los Tuxtlas
Mexico
nocturnal anthesis