Pollen characters and DNA sequence data converge on a monophyletic genus Iresine (Amaranthaceae, Caryophyllales) and help to elucidate its species diversity Author Thomas Borsch Author Hilda Flores-Olvera Author Silvia Zumaya Author Kai Müller text Taxon 2018 2018-10-31 67 5 944 976 journal article 28846 10.12705/675.7 a2afe874-9ec7-4101-8f63-da98506a340b 0024-4082 1488314 Iresine arbuscula Uline & W.L.Bray in Bot. Gaz. 21(6): 350. 1896 – Holotype : GUATEMALA . Volcan Tecroamburro , Santa Rosa , Feb 1893 , Heyde & Lux 4570 ( F , n.v.; isotypes; GH barcode 0 0 0 37094 [image!], M barcode M-0241817 ! [image!], US barcode 00102815 !). = Iresine tomentella Standl. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 97. 1916 ≡ Iresine arbuscula var. tomentella (Standl.) Suess. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 39: 11. 1935 – Holotype: MEXICO. Tamaulipas: Vicininty of Gómez Farias, 13–21 Apr 1907, E. Palmer 291 (US barcode 00102852!; isotypes: F No. 217619!, M barcode M-0241818! [image!], NY barcode 0 0 324538 [image!]). = Iresine herrerae Conz. & S.F.Blake in Contr. Gray Herb. 3(53): 55–56. 1918 – Holotype: MEXICO. Oaxaca: Pochutla, Concordia, 600 m, 23 Apr 1917, Conzatti, Reko & Makrinius 3194 (G, n.v.; isotypes: MEXU barcodes MEXU 00012730! [image!], MEXU 00012731! [image!] & MEXU 00525884! [image!], NY barcode 0 0 324529 [image!]). Taxonomic status: Probably a natural entity (monophylum) as currently defined (A). The species is quite distinct phylo- genetically; thus it is very likely that the known individuals that are rather uniform morphologically belong to this lineage.