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Pinguicula lithophytica C. Panfet-Valdés & P. Temple (Lentibulariaceae Rich.), A New Species from the Central Region of Cuba
Cristina M. Panfet-Valdés and Paul Temple
Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 37(3):90-93
Published 29 August 2008
https://doi.org/10.55360/cpn373.cp489
Abstract
This paper describes and illustrates a new species of Pinguicula L. from the central region of Cuba: Pinguicula lithophytica C. Panfet-Valdés & P. Temple. The new species is included in the section Agnata, subgenus Isoloba, with morphological relationship to Pinguicula jackii Barnhart. This is only the second species of Pinguicula to have been found in the Macizo mountains of the Escambray, in Cienfuegos Province, growing on calcareous rock at an altitude exceeding 600 metres above sea level.
Keywords: New taxa: Cuba, Pinguicula lithophytica
Article Citation
Cristina M. Panfet-Valdés and Paul Temple. 2008. Pinguicula lithophytica C. Panfet-Valdés & P. Temple (Lentibulariaceae Rich.), A New Species from the Central Region of Cuba. Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 37(3):90-93. https://doi.org/10.55360/cpn373.cp489
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