Pollen characters and DNA sequence data converge on a monophyletic genus Iresine (Amaranthaceae, Caryophyllales) and help to elucidate its species diversity
Author
Thomas Borsch
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Hilda Flores-Olvera
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Silvia Zumaya
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Kai Müller
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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.