<i>Magnolia lacandonica</i> (subsection <i>Talauma</i>, Magnoliaceae), a new rainforest species from Chiapas, Mexico

• DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.79.1.2
• Publication Date: 2013-02-05T04:06:49Z
• Authors: J. ANTONIO VÁZQUE...; MIGUEL ÁNGEL PÉRE...; RUBEN MARTÍNEZ-CA...; MIGUEL ÁNGEL MUÑI...; NAYELY MARTÍNEZ-M...
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; Tracheophyta; Magnoliopsida; 03 medical and health sciences; Magnoliales; Biodiversity; Plantae; Magnoliaceae; Taxonomy

A new species of Magnolia from the rainforest of Chiapas, Mexico, is described and illustrated. Magnolia lacandonica belongs to section Talauma subsection Talauma and is similar to M. mexicana , but it differs from the latter in having larger number of carpels and stamens, the dorsal wall of carpels unhumped vs humped, an outer spathaceous bract topped with a reduced leaf blade vs lacking leaf blade and petals entirely white vs tinged with purple.