Dyschoriste hirsutissima (Nees) Kuntze

Daniel, Thomas F., García-Morales, Leccinum J. & Mora-Olivo, Arturo, 2021, Taxonomic and Photographic Guide to the Acanthaceae of Tamaulipas, Mexico, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 67 (6), pp. 185-228 : 200-201

Dyschoriste hirsutissima (Nees) Kuntze

PHENOLOGY.— Flowering: November; fruiting: unknown.

DISTRIBUTION.— Mexico (Ags., Chih., Chis., Col., Dur., Gto, Gro., Hgo., Jal., Méx., Mich., Mor., Nay., Oax., Pue., Sin., Son., Tamps., Ver., Zac.), Central America.

HABITAT.—Thornscrub.

ELEVATION.— Ca. 15–500 meters.

NOTES.— Dyschoriste hirsutissima ( Fig. 2B ) is newly documented as occurring in Tamaulipas, and the specimens cited below represent its northeasternmost known occurrences. Daniel (1995) and Daniel and Acosta C. (2003) provided descriptions of the species.

REPRESENTATIVE SPECIMENS.— Altamisa [ Altamira ] Rd., Tampico , L. Kenoyer 864 ( F); Jardín Botánico del Noreste [proposed site], Sierra Madre Occidental, ladera E de Sierra Gorda , W de Cd. Victoria, A. McDonald 1052 ( TEX).

Figures

FIGURE 2. Tamaulipan Acanthaceae II. A. Dyschoriste crenulata. B. Dyschoriste hirsutissima. C. Dyschoriste greenmanii. D. Dyschoriste quadrangularis. E. Dyschoriste schiedeana. F. Elytraria macrophylla. G. Elytraria bromoides. H. Henrya insularis. I. Holographis ehrenbergiana. J. Holographis tamaulipica. K. Hoverdenia speciosa. Photos by T. Daniel (B, F, H), L. García-Morales (A, C, E, I, J), S. Niebla-Alvarez, cropped, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, (D), E. Fernández, cropped, CC BY-NC 4.0 (G), G. Starr (to whom copyright is reserved), used with permission (K).