Matelea balrog Gonz.-Martínez, Lozada-Pérez & L.O.Alvarado

, Kew Bull. 78(4): 522 (2023).
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IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77324852-1
Publication
Kew Bulletin. Kew, England
Collation
78(4): 522
Date of Publication
15 Sep 2023
Family as entered in IPNI
Asclepiadaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
A.Flores Morales 151
Locality
Mun. Cuernavaca, Buenavista del Monte a 2.5 km de la entrada a los viveros de Otongo, 1871 m
Collection Date
7 Oct 2009
Type Herbaria
holotype MEXU
isotype HUMO
Latitude
18° 57' 12" N
Longitude
99° 17' W
Distribution Of Types
Morelos (Mexico Central, Mexico, Northern America)

Nomenclatural Notes

[epublished]

Remarks

doi:10.1007/s12225-023-10121-z Etymology: 'The specific epithet refers to the balrog, a fantasy creature from the literature of J. R. R. Tolkien. The interstaminal corona of the new species has lobes that resemble the horns of the balrog'.