Pilea monroi Ortiz-Rodr. & Lagos-Báez, 2024

Lagos-Báez, Karina, Licona-Vera, Yuyini, Gómez-Domínguez, Héctor, Ornelas, Juan Francisco, Vásquez-Aguilar, Antonio Acini, Hurtado-Reveles, Leopoldo & Ortiz-Rodriguez, Andrés Ernesto, 2024, Genetic and morphological differentiation among populations of the narrowly endemic and karst forest-adapted Pilea pteridophylla (Urticaceae), Organisms Diversity & Evolution (New York, N. Y.) 24 (2), pp. 149-162 : 159

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1007/s13127-024-00638-x
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D72D731A-FF9A-FFD7-672C-2EA4D988FB09
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Pilea monroi Ortiz-Rodr. & Lagos-Báez
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Pilea monroi Ortiz-Rodr. & Lagos-Báez sp. nov. (Fig. 5).

Etymology

Pilea monroi named in honour of Dr Alex Monro, taxonomist, specialist in the genus Pilea ( Urticaceae ) and especially interested in the study of the plant diversity in the karstic forests of America and China.

Similar to Pilea pteridophylla in general fern-like appearance, but clearly differentiated by its dentate (vs. pectinate) leaves, and larger stem and leaf size. Furthermore, they are allopatrically distributed and under different environmental conditions.

Type: MEXICO: Chiapas; Berriozábal, Zona sujeta a protección ecológica “La Pera”. Predio “ Flor de Café ”, 16°51′50.6″ N, 93°19′51.7″ W, alt. 1068 m., May 2019, K GoogleMaps . Lagos-Báez 57 (Holotype, MEXU; isotypes: MO, KEW) .