Gonolobus naturalistae

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Gonolobus naturalistae
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Gonolobus
Species:
G. naturalistae
Binomial name
Gonolobus naturalistae
M.G. Chávez, Pío-León & L.O. Alvarado

Gonolobus naturalistae is a species of perennial vine in the milkweed genus Gonolobus . [1] It is endemic to Mexico. [1]

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Taxonomy

Gonolobus naturalistae was first described in 2020 by Leonardo O. Alvarado-Cárdenas, María Guadalupe Chávez Hernández, and Juan Fernando Pio Leon. [1] It was named in honor of NaturaLista, a partnership between iNaturalist and the Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO). [1] [2]

Distribution and habitat

This species is found in tropical dry forests of Chihuahua and Sinaloa in Mexico. [1]

Ecology

This species often grows in the company of Pithecellobium dulce as well as species within the genus Vachellia. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Alvarado-Cárdenas, Leonardo O.; Chávez-Hernández, María G.; Pío León, Juan F. (25 November 2020). "Gonolobus naturalistae (Apocynaceae; Asclepiadoideae; Gonolobeae; Gonolobinae), a New Species From México" . Phytotaxa. 472 (3): 249–258. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.472.3.3. S2CID   229456959 . Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Iwane, Tony (2021-04-08). "Recently Described Mexican Plant Named after iNaturalist/Naturalista.mx" . Retrieved 2021-04-08.


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