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A new hybrid species of Stenocactus (Cactaceae) from the Bajío region, Mexico

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Stenocactus × irregularis, a new hybrid from the Bajío region of Mexico, is described and illustrated. The hybrid is proposed based on morphometric analyses of the hybrid and parental taxa. The number of ribs and the presence of incomplete ribs distinguish the new nothospecies from the parental species. In addition, we provide an updated identification key of the species of Stenocactus distributed in the Bajío region.

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Stenocactus × irregularis un nuevo híbrido de la región del Bajío, México, es descrito e ilustrado. El híbrido es propuesto con base en análisis estadísticos del híbrido y las especies parentales. El número de costillas y la presencia de costillas incompletas distinguen a la nueva notoespecie de los parentales. Además, se provee de una clave actualizada para la identificación de especies de Stenocactus distribuidas en la región del Bajío.

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Acknowledgments

The authors greatly thank curators of ANSM, IBUG, IEB, MEXU, and SLPM. The authors appreciate the botanical illustration by R. Pérez y Pérez (Colima). PGZ thanks V.L. Chávez (Colima), E.E. Barreto (Colima), J.M. Iturbide (Michoacán), J.M. Ortiz (Michoacán), P. Simón (Hidalgo), and C. Lim (Sinaloa) for help with field work. DA thanks M. Franco for discussion and literature. DS thanks Investigadoras e investigadores por México, CONACyT (project 985) and PROSNI 2020, Universidad de Guadalajara. The authors greatly thank anonymous reviewers, associate editor Robert Naczi, and editor-in-chief Gregory M. Plunkett.

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González-Zamora, P., Aquino, D. & Sánchez, D. A new hybrid species of Stenocactus (Cactaceae) from the Bajío region, Mexico. Brittonia 75, 89–102 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-022-09733-9

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