Neurolaena intermedia Rydberg (1927: 307)

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

1.1.2. Neurolaena intermedia Rydberg (1927: 307) ( Fig. 1 ).

Brief description:—Shrubs 2.5–3.5 m tall. Leaf petiole 18–25 mm long, blade 10–26 × 4–8 cm, margin entire, venation camptodromous, abaxial surface eglandular; capitula discoid, involucre 7.4–8.8 × 2.8–6.8 mm, cylindrical, phyllaries sparsely puberulous or glabrous; receptacle holopaleaceous, paleae 6.1–6.5 mm long; disc florets 20–30 per capitulum, corolla 5–5.9 mm long, pale yellow to yellow; cypselae 2.2–2.35 mm long, eglandular, pappus 50–60 bristles.

Neurolaena intermedia is one of the three species of Neurolaena ( N. macrophylla and N. oaxacana ) that has a hemipaleaceous receptacle.

Geographic distribution: —Endemic to Guatemala (NY 230778!) ( Fig. 1 ).

Selected Material: — GUATEMALA. Alta Varapaz: Coban, February 1908, H. von Turckheim II 2105 (NY).

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.