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CUEVAS, Ramón  e  MONTERO, Juan Carlos. New record of Cestrum mortonianum (Solanaceae) and description of new variety in the Pacific slope of Mexico. Act. Bot. Mex [online]. 2011, n.95, pp. 37-43. ISSN 0187-7151.

We present a review of the geographic distribution of Cestrum mortonianum, as well as a description and an illustration of a new variety from the Sierra de Manantlan. The features that differentiate this variety from C. mortonianum var. mortonianum, and from C. tomentosum and C. pacificum -all of which share the presence of branched pubescence - are also discussed. A key to distinguish the Mexican species of Cestrum whith this indumenta is provided.

Palavras-chave : Cestrum; México; Sierra de Manantlán; Solanaceae.