Elytraria bromoides Oerst.

PHENOLOGY.— Flowering: January, April–October; fruiting: July–August.

DISTRIBUTION.— U.S.A. (Tex.), Mexico (Camp., Chih., Chis., Coah., Hgo., Nay., N.L., Oax., Qro., Q.R., S.L.P., Tamps., Ver., Yuc.), Central America.

HABITAT.— Tropical deciduous forest, tropical montane forest, pastures, sometimes on limestone.

ELEVATION.— 320–1372 meters.

NOTES.— Daniel (1995) and Daniel and Acosta C. (2003) provided descriptions of E. bromoides (Fig. 2G). The most common Neotropical species of Elytraria, E. imbricata (Vahl) Pers., might be expected to occur in Tamaulipas, but has not yet been collected there. It differs from both Tamaulipan species of the genus by its apically three-parted floral bracts and blue-purple corollas.

REPRESENTATIVE SPECIMENS.— 35 mi N of Valles, F. Barkley 17M058 (F); Sierra de San Carlos, La Tamaulipeca, vic. of San Miguel, H. Bartlett 10693 (DS, F, GH, MICH, US) ; Sierra de San Carlos, vic. of Marmolejo, La Morita, H. Bartlett 10820 (DS, F, GH, MEXU, US) ; along rd. between Tula and Ocampo, 13–16 mi E of Tula, T. Daniel 303 (CAS); along Hwy. 85, 11.2 mi NNW of El Tomaseño, T. Daniel & M. Baker 3683 (ASU, CAS, DUKE, MEXU, MICH, NY); along Hwy. 101 S of Cd. Victoria, 1.3 mi. S of bridge over Río San Marcos, T. Daniel & M. Baker 3690 (CAS); Mpio. Aldama, Sierra de Tamaulipas, region of Rancho Las Yucas, ca. 40 km NW of Aldama, R. Dressler 2139 (GH); Victoria, G. Fisher 3391 (F, GH); Mpio. Victoria, 1 km S del entronque al Cañón del Novillo, carr. Victoria–Altas Cumbres, L. García-Morales 5473 (ITCV); Mpio. Aldama, Ejido El Nacimiento, “ Pozas de la Azufrosa,” 22°59ʹ30ʺN, 098°09ʹ55ʺW, M. González G. 95 (MEXU-image); Mpio. Gómez Farías, Rancho El Cielito, 3 km SW de El Encino, 23°07ʹN, 99°08ʹW, L. Hernández 2997 (BRIT, MEXU, UAT) ; 13 mi S of Cd. Victoria, C. Hitchcock & S. Stanford 6890 (DS, POM, UC, US); 0.5 mi E of Nuevo Morelos, M. Johnston & J. Graham 4487B (MICH); Villagrán, C. Lundell & A. Lundell 7303 (MICH); Mpio. Victoria, partes bajas de la sierra frente a Cd. Victoria, Zona del Campamento de los Soldados, 23°45ʹ19ʺN, 099°10ʹ42ʺW, A. Mora-Olivo 7464 (UAT); Mpio. Santander Jiménez, fishing camp on NE side of Lago Vicente Guerrero, 30 km SW of Santander Jiménez [29°02ʹ42ʺN, 098°42ʹ06ʺW], M. Nee & G. Diggs 24441 (XAL); vic. of Victoria, E. Palmer 402 (F, GH, K, US); Presa de la Purifación, 7 mi N of Padilla, Shutt & Drawe 35 (SMU); on rd. to El Huisachal, 11 mi SW of Victoria, L. Stanford et al. 1971 (DS, G, NCU, RSA, U, UC, US); KM 6 Lib. a S.L.P. al Pie de la Sierra, Cd. Victoria, O. Valladares R. 158 (ENCB); Sierra Madre Oriental, ca. 12 mi SW of Cd. Victoria, G. Webster et al. 11256 (DAV); Buena Vista Hda ., E. Wooton s.n. (US) .