Neurolaena ser. Neurolaena

Bueno, Vinicius R., Gostel, Morgan R. & Heiden, Gustavo, 2023, An updated synopsis of Neurolaena (Neurolaeneae, Asteraceae) with a new species from the Colombian Andes, Phytotaxa 622 (2), pp. 131-145 : 134

1.1. Neurolaena ser. Neurolaena .

Type species:— Neurolaena lobata ( Linnaeus 1753: 862) Cassini (1825: 502) ( Figs. 1 , 2 , 3 ).

Diagnosis: —Cylindrical involucre and generally smaller morphological structures in comparison with Neurolaena ser. Macrocephalae , such as involucres 2.75–10 × 2.9–9 mm, longer than wider, sometimes as long as wide, rarely wider, paleae 4.9–6.5 mm long, disc corolla 4.3–6 mm long, and pappus bristles 2.4–6 mm long.

Geographic distribution: —From Mexico through Central America to South America in the Guyanas and the Andes, from Colombia and Venezuela to Bolivia: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, Venezuela, and in the Caribbean Islands: American Virgin Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saba, Santa Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turks and Caicos Islands ( Figs. 1 , 2 , 3 ).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Occurrence map of Neurolaena (Asteraceae, Neurolaeneae) species in Mesoamerica and the Caribbean. Each symbol represents state or country level species occurrences. PO—Pacific Ocean, CS—Caribbean Sea. Countries and Territories: BZ—Belize, CI—Cayman Islands, CB—Cuba, CR—Costa Rica, EL—El Salvador, GT—Guatemala, HO—Honduras, NI—Nicaragua, PA—Panama. Mexican states: CP—Chiapas, PB—Puebla, OX—Oaxaca, QR—Quintana Roo, SL—San Luis Potosí, TB—Tabasco, VE—Veracruz.

FIGURE 2. Occurrence map of Neurolaena (Asteraceae, Neurolaeneae) species in the Caribbean and northern South America. Each symbol represents territory and country level species occurrences. CS—Caribbean Sea. Countries and Territories: AB—Antigua and Barbuda, AG—Anguilla, AV—American Virgin Islands, BA—Bahamas, BB—Barbados, BV—British Virgin Islands, CB—Cuba, CI—Cayman Islands, CN—Saint Kitts and Nevis, CO—Colombia, DM—Dominica, DR—Dominican Republic, GD—Guadeloupe, GR—Grenada, GU—Guyana, HA—Haiti, JM—Jamaica, MS—Montserrat, MT—Martinique, PR—Puerto Rico, RR—Roraima state, Brazil, SB—Saba, SL—Saint Lucia, TB—Trinidad and Tobago, TC—Turks and Caicos Islands, VG—Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, VN—Venezuela.

FIGURE 3. Occurrence map of Neurolaena (Asteraceae, Neurolaeneae) species in SouthAmerica.Each point represents state or countries level species occurrences. CS—Caribbean Sea, AO—Atlantic Ocean, PO—Pacific Ocean. Countries and Overseas Territories: AR— Argentina, BO—Bolivia, CO—Colombia, EC—Ecuador, FG—French Guyana, GU—Guyana, GR—Grenada, PE—Peru, PN—Panama, SU—Suriname, VN—Venezuela, TT—Trinidad and Tobago. Brazilian states: RR—Roraima.