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<journal-id>1870-3453</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de biodiversidad]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Mex. Biodiv.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1870-3453</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Biología]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1870-34532020000100616</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22201/ib.20078706e.2020.91.3274</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Una especie nueva de Agave (Asparagaceae: Agavoideae) de Colombia]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[A new species of Agave (Asparagaceae: Agavoideae) from Colombia]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Giraldo-Cañas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diego]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Herbario Nacional Colombiano]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá D.C.]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2020</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2020</year>
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<volume>91</volume>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1870-34532020000100616&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1870-34532020000100616&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1870-34532020000100616&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Como resultado de recientes estudios en Asparagaceae sudamericanas, se describe una especie nueva de Agave. Esta especie es endémica de una pequeña área de la Cordillera Oriental Andina de Colombia y pertenece a Agave subgénero Agave. La especie nueva es fenotípicamente similar a Agave congesta Gentry (endémica del estado de Chiapas, México); de ésta se distingue por varias características vegetativas y reproductivas, las cuales se presentan. Se documentan 9 categorías de uso y 7 nombres populares para la especie nueva. De acuerdo con los lineamientos de la UICN, la especie nueva se ubica en la categoría &#8220;en peligro&#8221; (EN). Así, el género Agave queda representado en la flora de Colombia por 8 especies: 3 nativas, 4 endémicas y 1 naturalizada.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract As a result of recent studies of South American Asparagaceae, a new species of Agave is described. This species is endemic of a small area of the Andean Cordillera Oriental of Colombia and it belongs to Agave subgenus Agave. The new species is morphologically related to Agave congesta Gentry (an endemic species from Chiapas, Mexico), but clearly differs from it in various vegetative and reproductive characteristics, which are given. Nine use categories and 7 popular names are documented for the new species. Based on UICN criteria, the new species is categorized as &#8220;Endangered Species&#8221; (EN). Thus, a total of 8 species of Agave are currently known in Colombia: 3 are native, 4 are endemic and 1 is naturalized.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Agavaceae]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Áreas xerófilas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Especies vegetales en peligro]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Flora de Colombia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Flora neotropical]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Agavaceae]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Xerophilous areas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Endangered plant species]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Flora of Colombia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Neotropical flora]]></kwd>
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