Neurolaena serboana Turner (2014: 15)

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 : 140

2.2.3. Neurolaena serboana Turner (2014: 15) ( Fig. 1 ).

Brief description: —Shrubs ca. 3 m tall. Leaf petiole 5–8 mm long, blade 15–18 × 1.5–2 cm, margin entire, venation penninervous, abaxial surface sparsely puberulous; capitula radiate, involucre 6–7 × 6–9 mm, campanulate, phyllaries glabrous or glabrescent; receptacle holopaleaceous, paleae ca. 4 mm long; ray florets ca. 13 per capitulum, corolla 6–7 mm long, purplish to yellow; disc florets 40–50 per capitulum, corolla ca. 5 mm long, purple; cypselae ca. 1.5 mm long, eglandular, pappus 30–35 bristles.

Geographic distribution: —Endemic to Mexico, in Oaxaca state (TEX 00417910) ( Fig. 1 ).

Selected Material: — MEXICO. Oaxaca: Santiago Comaltepec , 16 April 1988, R. L. Luna 247 (TEX) .

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.