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Xochiquetzallia (Asparagaceae, Brodiaeoideae), a new genus segregated from the paraphyletic Dandya.
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SUBMITTER: Gutierrez J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6997253 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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<i>Xochiquetzallia</i> (Asparagaceae, Brodiaeoideae), a new genus segregated from the paraphyletic <i>Dandya</i>.
PhytoKeys 20200127
A new genus, <i>Xochiquetzallia</i>, for the Brodiaeoideae, Asparagaceae family is here proposed. A taxonomic analysis based on morphology highlights its synapomorphies. The characters that distinguish <i>Xochiquetzallia</i> are the absence of a pith in the gynophore and the presence of an entire stigma. The recognition of <i>Dandya purpusii</i> as a monotypic genus is supported by the development of a short floral tube (< 2 mm) and a pith in the gynophore, as well as a divided stigma shared wit ...[more]
