Neurolaena schippii Robinson (1935: 62)

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 : 138

1.2.2. Neurolaena schippii Robinson (1935: 62) ( Fig. 1 ).

Brief description: —Shrubs 3–5 m tall. Leaf petiole 5–12 mm long, blade 20–40 × 5–20 cm, margin entire, rarely bilobed, venation camptodromous, abaxial surface scabrid to hirsute; capitula discoid, involucre 10–12 × 12–15 mm, campanulate, phyllaries puberulent; disc florets 50–65 per capitulum, corolla 6–7 mm long, pale yellow to yellow; cypselae 1.5–2 mm long, eglandular, pappus 60–65 bristles.

Geographic distribution: —Endemic to Belize (MO 3401756!) ( Fig. 1 ).

Selected Material: — BELIZE. Camp 32 of British Honduras-Guatemala Survey, 26 March 1934, W. A. Schipp S-735 (MO).

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.