Ocotea heribertoi (Lauraceae), a new species of rain forest canopy tree from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1998
Authors:T. Wendt
Journal:Lundellia
Volume:1
Start Page:40
Pagination:40-45
Abstract:

<p>Abstract: Ocotea heribertoi is a remarkable new species from very high precipitation rain forests of the Chimalapa-Uxpanapa region of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca and Veracruz, Mexico. It sports the largest known globose fruit within this large genus, borne in an unusual cupule, while the combination of vegetative and floral features indicate that it is apparently not closely related to any described species.</p>
<p>Resumen: Se describe como nueva para la ciencia la especie Ocotea heribertoi, una especie notable de las selvas pluviales de la regi&oacute;n de Chimalapa-Uxpanapa del Istmo de Tehuantepec en Oaxaca y Veracruz, M&eacute;xico. Se destaca por tener el fruto globoso m&aacute;s grande conocido en el g&eacute;nero naciendo de una c&uacute;pula extraordinaria, mientras que la combinaci&oacute;n de caracter&iacute;sticas vegetativas y florales sugiere que la especie nueva no encuentra taxones muy afines entre las especies ya descritas.</p>

Alternate Journal:Lundellia
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