Magnolia mayae A.Vázquez & Farrera.

Vázquez-García, J. Antonio, Véliz-Pérez, Mario Esteban, Tribouillier-Navas, Erick & Muñiz-Castro, Miguel A., 2013, Magnolia quetzal and Magnolia mayae, a new species and a new record, respectively, for the flora of Guatemala, Phytotaxa 76 (1), pp. 1-6 : 5

Magnolia mayae A.Vázquez & Farrera. Botanical Sciences 90: 109–112, 2012. ( Fig. 3 ).

TYPE: — MÉXICO. Chiapas: Municipio Trinitaria, carretera Tziscao-las Nubes , 16 06 33.7N, 91 33 34.2W, 1079 m, 11/ 11/208 (fr), Martínez Meléndez 2480 (holotype HEM, isotypes MO, IBUG).

Specimen examined:— GUATEMALA. Huehuetenango: Nentón, San José Nueva Frontera, Aldea, cafetal con sombra, bosque cercano y al E de la Aldea, 16°03'50"N, 91°01'03"W, 960 m, 10 dic 2006, Soto 1502 ( MO, USCG) .

Magnolia mayae , with dorsal dehiscence and non-evident stipular scar on the petiole, belongs to Magnolia section Magnolia ; it is only known from Chiapas, México, and Huehuetenenago, Guatemala. It grows in moist forests, locally isolated in Chiapas, and abundant in Huehuetenengo; it should be looked for in other neighboring areas of Guatemala.

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FIGURE 3. Known populations of the four oligocarpic (10 carpels or less) species of Magnolia section Talauma, subsection Talauma, in Mesoamerica.