Neurolaena macrophylla Greenman (1904: 118)

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

2.1.1. Neurolaena macrophylla Greenman (1904: 118) ( Fig. 1 ).

Brief description: —Shrubs 2–8 m tall. Leaf petiole 7.8–27 mm long, blade 16.5–60 × 4.87–15 cm, margin entire, venation camptodromous, abaxial surface sparsely pubescent to glabrous; capitula discoid, involucre 5–7.3 × 4–7 mm, cylindrical, phyllaries densely pubescent; disc florets 25–30 per capitulum, corolla 5–7.2 mm long, yellow; cypselae 2–2.6 mm long, eglandular, pappus 35–65 bristles.

We record here for the first time that N. macrophylla has a hemipaleaceous receptacle.

Geographic distribution: — Guatemala (NY 368341!) and Mexico, in Chiapas ( US 256540!) and Oaxaca states (TEX 430317) ( Fig. 1 ).

Selected Material: — GUATEMALA. Suchitepequez: Finca Moca , 4 January 1935, A. F. Skutch 2055 (NY) . MEXICO. Chiapas: Chicarras , 06 February 1896, E. W. Nelson 3766 (US) . Oaxaca: Ocozocoautla de Espinosa , 9 km al NW Emilio Rabasa, 27 February 1992, S. Ochoa-Gaona s.n. 3844 (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.