Journal Article
Thyrsanthemum latibracteatum (Commelinaceae), a new species from Guerrero, Mexico
Rodrigo Alejandro Hernández-Cárdenas; Adolfo Espejo-Serna; Ana Rosa López-Ferrari; Marco O. O. Pellegrini; Sofia Ana Lucrecia Lara-Godínez
Kew Bulletin · Vol. 80, Issue 3 · pp. 653-661 · 2025
Abstract
Summary Thyrsanthemum latibracteatum , a new species from the state of Guerrero, Mexico, is here described and illustrated. The proposed taxon is compared with T . floribundum , T . goldianum and T . longifolium , species with which it shares some similarities. A morphological description and images of the new taxon are presented along with a distribution map and a list of the specimens examined of both Thyrsanthemum species ( T . goldianum and T . longifolium ) known from Guerrero.