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Studies on Mexican Cactaceae. VI. A new species of Weberocereus (Cactaceae) from Oaxaca, Mexico

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Weberocereus alliodorus, a new cactus species from the southern slopes of the Sierra Madre del Sur, Oaxaca, Mexico, is described, illustrated, mapped, and compared to its putative closest relative, W. glaber. The new species is characterized by its three-winged stems with rigid and setose, relatively long spines, relatively large flowers, and fruits with a penetrating onion-like odor.

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Se describe, ilustra y mapea a Weberocereus alliodorus, una nueva especie de cactus de Oaxaca, México, y se compara con W. glaber, su supuesto pariente más cercano. La especie nueva se caracteriza por sus tallos trialados con espinas rígidas y setosas relativamente largas, por sus flores relativamente grandes y por sus frutos con un olor penetrante reminiscente a la cebolla.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Silvia Salas at SERBO and Esteban Martínez for logistic support; Susana Guillén, Misael Elorza, José Pascual, Martín Pascual and Rosalino Sánchez for fieldwork assistance; Albino Luna for the excellent botanical illustration; Diana Martínez for helping in the preparation of the figures; Berenit Mendoza for the SEM photomicrographs; Fernando Chiang and two anonymous reviewers for helpful comments on the manuscript; and Barry Hammel for providing information on Weberocereus from Costa Rica. Fieldwork was carried out under collecting permit SEMARNAT-03-039, provided by Secretaría del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, Mexico.

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Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Hernández, H.M. Studies on Mexican Cactaceae. VI. A new species of Weberocereus (Cactaceae) from Oaxaca, Mexico. Brittonia 66, 250–255 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-014-9327-3

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