Matelea lokii Gonz.-Martínez, Lozada-Pérez & L.O.Alvarado
, Kew Bull. 78(4): 526 (2023).
External links to taxonomic opinions:
- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77324869-1
- Publication
- Kew Bulletin. Kew, England
- Collation
- 78(4): 526
- Date of Publication
- 15 Sep 2023
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Asclepiadaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- L.Alvarado C. et al. 341
- Locality
- Mun. Villacorzo, ejido Sierra Morena al O del poblado, 1140 m
- Collection Date
- 6 Aug 2002
- Type Herbaria
- holotype MEXU
isotype MO - Latitude
- 16° 14' 33" N
- Longitude
- 93° 35' 32" W
- Distribution Of Types
- Chiapas (Mexico Southeast, Mexico, Northern America)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.1007/s12225-023-10121-z Etymology: 'The specific epithet is due to the interstaminal corona that resembles the horns of the helmet used in the fictional representation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, created by Stan Lee, of the mythical character Loki'.