Especie nueva de Microsechium (Cucurbitaceae, tribu Sicyeae, Subtribu Sicyinae) del estado de Oaxaca, México

Abstract

MICROSECHIUM GONZALO-PALOMAE (CUCURBITACEAE, TRIBE SICYEAE, SUBTRIBE SICYINAE) IS PROPOSED AS A NEW SPECIES. IT CAN BE DISTINGUISHED FROM THE OTHER TWO SPECIES OF THE GENUS BY THE SHAPE OF THE RECEPTACLE, TYPE OF MALE INFLORESCENCE, TYPE OF LEAF PUBESCNECE, STAMENS WITH 2 OR RARELY 3-BRANCHED FILAMENTS, NAD BY SEVERAL PALYNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS. MICROSECHIUM GONZALO-PALOMAE IS KNOWN ONLY FROM THE TYPE LOCALITY REGION IN THE PACIFIC SLOPE OF THE STATE OF OAXACA, MEXICO.