Acta Botánica Mexicana ISSN: 0187-7151
[email protected] Instituto de Ecología, A.C. México González-Elizondo, M. Socorro; González-Elizondo, Martha; Sørensen, Paul D. ARBUTUS BICOLOR (ERICACEAE, ARBUTEAE), A NEW SPECIES FROM MEXICO Acta Botánica Mexicana, núm. 99, 2012, pp. 55-72 Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Pátzcuaro, México Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57423330004 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative Acta Botanica Mexicana 99: 55-72 (2012) ARBUTUS BICOLOR (ERICACEAE, ARBUTEAE), A NEW SPECIES FROM MEXICO M. SOCORRO GONZÁLEZ -ELIZONDO 1,3, MARTHA GONZÁLEZ -ELIZONDO 1AND PAUL D. SØREN S EN 2 1Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional, Unidad Durango, Sigma 119, Fraccionamiento 20 de Noviembre II, 34220 Durango, Durango, México. 2Northern Illinois University, Rm 140 Faraday Hall, DeKalb, IL 60115, U.S.A. 3 Author for correspondence:
[email protected] ABSTRACT Arbutus bicolor S. González, M. González et P. D. Sørensen, sp. nov. is described and illustrated. It is related to A. xalapensis H.B.K. and has been generally misidentified as A. glandulosa M. Martens & Galeotti, a synonym of the latter name. The new species is distinguished by having densely glandular pubescent branchlets and petioles; markedly bicolored leaves that are whitish to pale ochroleucous below due to a dense and uniform indument of tightly curled hairs, leaves red at senescence; and pink, rarely white flowers.