Alsobia magnifica R.García Mart. & Beutelsp.
, Lacandonia 16(1): 35 (2022).- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77313121-1
- Publication
- Lacandonia
- Collation
- 16(1): 35
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Gesneriaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- R.García-Martínez 168
- Locality
- Municipio de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Parque Nacional Cañón del Sumidero, 513 m
- Collection Date
- 26 Apr 2022
- Type Herbaria
- holotype HEM
isotype CHIP - Latitude
- 16° 49' 9" N
- Longitude
- 93° 3' 56" W
- Distribution Of Types
- Chiapas (Mexico Southeast, Mexico, Northern America)
Remarks
Etymology: from the Latin magnificum, the epithet refers to the splendid bearing of its white flowers, the largest of all the species of Alsobia, which makes it one of the most beautiful native plants of the Sumidero Canyon, Chiapas, Mexico.