Six new species of Acourtia (Asteraceae) and a historical account of Acourtia mexicana

Authors
Cabrera, L
Citation
L. Cabrera, Six new species of Acourtia (Asteraceae) and a historical account of Acourtia mexicana, BRITTONIA, 53(3), 2001, pp. 416-429
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
BRITTONIA
ISSN journal
0007196X → ACNP
Volume
53
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
416 - 429
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-196X(200107/09)53:3<416:SNSOA(>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Cabrera R., L. (Department of Biological Sciences, Western Illinois Univers ity, Macomb, IL 61455-1390, U.S.A.). Six new species of Acourtia (Astcracea e) and a historical account of Acourtia mexicana. Brittonia 53: 416-429. 20 01.-Six Mexican species of Acourtia are described. One of these novelties s eems to be related to Acourtia mexicana (Lag. ex D. Don) H. Rob., whose nom enclature has been misunderstood for decades; an exhaustive literature revi ew and examination of herbarium material supports Robinson's combination.