A new and noteworthy species of <em>Dioscorea</em> (dioscoreaceae) from Michoacán, Mexico

The new species Dioscorea megaphylla (Dioscoreaceae) is described and illustrated with photographs. It is known only from the type locality, along the coastal foothills of the Sierra de Coalcomán in the municipality of Aquila, Michoacán, Mexico, where it grows in rocky canyons and hillsides with tr...

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Main Authors: YOCUPITZIA RAMÍREZ-AMEZCUA, OSWALDO TÉLLEZ, VICTOR WERNER STEINMANN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Botánica de México, A. C. 2012-12-01
Series:Botan‪ical Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.botanicalsciences.com.mx/index.php/botanicalSciences/article/view/470