Neurolaena balsana Turner (1978: 251)

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 : 137

1.1.3. Neurolaena balsana Turner (1978: 251) ( Fig. 1 ).

Brief description: —Shrubs ca. 1.5 m tall. Leaf petiole 4–15 mm long, blade 10–20 × 2.5–3.8 cm, margin entire, venation camptodromous, abaxial surface sparsely glandular-punctate; capitula discoid, involucre 8–9 × 8–9 mm, cylindrical, phyllaries glabrous; receptacle holopaleaceous, paleae ca. 6 mm long; disc florets 20–30 per capitulum, corolla ca. 6 mm long, pale yellow to yellow; cypselae 2–2.5 mm long, densely glandular-punctate, pappus bristles 35–40.

We propose that this species belongs to Neurolaena ser. Neurolaena .

Geographic distribution: —Endemic to Mexico, Chiapas state (GH 00010689!) ( Fig. 1 ).

Selected Material: — MEXICO. Chiapas: Sierra Madre , 9 February 1899, E. Langlassé 843 (GH) .

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.