Xochiquetzallia thadhowardii (L.W. Lenz) J.Gut., 2020

Gutierrez, Jorge & Terrazas, Teresa, 2020, Xochiquetzallia (Asparagaceae, Brodiaeoideae), a new genus segregated from the paraphyletic Dandya, PhytoKeys 139, pp. 39-49 : 39

Xochiquetzallia thadhowardii (L.W. Lenz) J.Gut. comb. nov

≡ Dandya thadhowardii L.W. Lenz in Aliso 7(3): 314, f.1. (1971), basionym Type: MEXICO, Guerrero: About 25-30 miles south of Iguala, on hillsides in calcareous soil, at km 216 on Mexico 95, July 1964, 1965, 1966, Howard 64-74 (holotype!, RSA 100784) (Figs 2D , 3 ).

Specimens examined.

MEXICO, Guerrero: Municipality of Cutzamala de Pinzón, 3 km north of Cutzamala river, road to Bejucos, 340 m elevation, 21 July 1986, A. Espejo 2481 & T. Chehaibar (UAMIZ); Municipality of Eduardo Neri, Barranca de Xococoapa, 1000 m elevation, 20 July 1991, S. Peralta et al. 231 (FCME); Municipality of Xochipala, Llano Delgado, 1035 m elevation, 21 July 1991, M. Gual 260 (FCME); km 62 highway Iguala-Chilpancingo, 910 m elevation, 4 July 1980, Campos & Castelo 56 (FCME); ibid., Campos & G. Velázquez 118 (FCME); 6 km east-northeast of Xochipala, 2 July 1980, J. Saldivar & Sánchez s. n. (FCME); ibid., Velázquez Toledo & Campos 63 (FCME); ibid. on the northwest hillside, 13 July 1991, M. Luna Flores 43 (FCME); Km 169 highway Iguala-Chilpancingo, 9 June 2007, J. Gutiérrez 840 (CHAPA, FEZA, UAMIZ, MEXU); Highway Iguala-Chilpancingo, 2 km towards Filo de Caballo, 9 June 2007, J. Gutiérrez 841 (CHAPA, FEZA, UAMIZ, MEXU); Municipality of Coyuca de Catalán, 3 km west of Coyuca de Catalán, 10 June 2007, J. Gutiérrez 844 (CHAPA, FEZA, UAMIZ, MEXU). Michoacán: Municipality of Huetamo de Nuñez, 500 m towards Petachícuaro, 430 m elevation, 20 July1986, A. Espejo 2467 T. Chehaibar (UAMIZ); Petachícuaro, 9 km north of Huetamo, 400 m elevation, 9 July 1982, José C. Soto & Esteban Martínez 4047 (ENCB, MEXU, UAMIZ); Municipality of San Lucas, highway Cd. Altamirano-San Lucas, km. 211, Rancho el Ovispo, 339 m elevation, 9 July 2006, J. Gutiérrez 805 (CHAPA, FEZA, UAMIZ, MEXU); highway Cd. Altamirano-San Lucas, km. 188, 352 m elevation, 9 julio 2006, J. Gutiérrez 806 (CHAPA, FEZA, UAMIZ, MEXU).

Figures

Figure 2. Species of the genus Xochiquetzallia. A Xochiquetzallia mortoniana B X. hannibalii C X. balsensis D X. thadhowardii. A and B taken from the " Global Plants JSTOR ".

Figure 3. Geographical distribution of the species of Xochiquetzallia and Dandya purpusii.