Nahuatlea: a new genus of compositae (Gochnatieae) from North America

By

Funk, V. A. (Vicki Ann), 1947-
Sancho, Gisela
Roque, Nádia

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

91

Pages

105-124

Subjects

Arizona , Asteraceae , Gochnatia , Gochnatioideae , Mexico , South American-Mexican disjunct distribution , Texas

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.91.21340

 

Abstract

In the course of a detailed molecular study of the tribe Gochnatieae (Compositae: Gochnatioideae) it became apparent that the genus Gochnatia (sensu Cabrera) was not monophyletic but composed of a number of morphologically, geographically, and molecularly distinct clades. All but one of these clades had previously been recognized at the generic or sectional level and therefore had a name that could be applied. However, one clade, whose members are from Mexico and adjacent parts of the United States, had never been recognized as a distinct taxon. The Mexican clade is the sister group of the Caribbean clade which seems to indicate a dispersal event from Southern South America to Mexico and from Mexico to the Caribbean. Here we provide the Mexican clade with a genus name, Nahuatlea, and make the necessary new combinations. The name is derived from Nahuatl, the major indigenous language that is spoken in the area where most of the collections were gathered. A genus description, key to species, images, and a short, species descriptions, are provided.