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The Palms (Arecaceae) Of Sonora, Mexico, Richard S. Felger, Elaine Joyal
The Palms (Arecaceae) Of Sonora, Mexico, Richard S. Felger, Elaine Joyal
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
This publication is an account of the palms (Arecaceae) in the state of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. Six native palm species in three genera are recorded for Sonora: Brahea with four species, and Sabal and Washingtonia each with one species. Relationships and taxonomy within Brahea, especially B. elegans, remain unresolved. Brief botanical descriptions, taxonomic synopses, local names, identification keys, conservation status and recommendations, and distributional and ethno- botanical information are provided for each species. Basionyms and types are cited. Distributions are documented with citations of nearly all herbarium specimens known to us from Sonora. Many palm populations in …
Eleocharis Yecorensis (Cyperaceae), A New Species Of Spike-Sedge From México, Eric H. Roalson
Eleocharis Yecorensis (Cyperaceae), A New Species Of Spike-Sedge From México, Eric H. Roalson
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
Eleocharis (Cyperaceae) includes approximately 200 species and is particularly diverse in the New World. A newly discovered species of subgenus Limnochloa is described from the states of Sonora and Mexico, Mexico. Eleocharis yecorensis is related to E. acutangula, E. mutata. and E. quadrangulata and can be distinguished from these species by its five-angled culms, obdeltoid achenes. and narrow neck between tubercle and achene body. In addition. E. yecorensis possesses root storage structures similar to those found in the Chinese water chestnut, Eleocharis dulcis.