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Ruellia sect.Urceolata (Acanthaceae), a novel species complex from southern Mexico

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A new section in MexicanRuellia, R. sect.Urceolata comprising three species (includingR. cedilloi, spec. nova), endemic to Mexico, is described and illustrated. The taxonomic relationship and differentiation of the species are discussed. Evolution in Mexican Ruellas seems to be occurring at the diploid level.

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  1. T. P. Ramamoorthy (Visiting scholar)

    Present address: Plant Resources Center, The University of Texas at Austin, 73713, Austin, Texas, USA

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  1. Instituto de Biología, Universitad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-233, 04510, México D.F., Mexico

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Ramamoorthy, T.P. Ruellia sect.Urceolata (Acanthaceae), a novel species complex from southern Mexico. Pl Syst Evol 180, 221–225 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00941152

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