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<journal-id>0187-7151</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta botánica mexicana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Act. Bot. Mex]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0187-7151</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Ecología A.C., Centro Regional del Bajío]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0187-71512021000100132</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.21829/abm128.2021.1867</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Coulteria delgadoana (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae), a new species from the Western Río Balsas Depression, Mexico]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Coulteria delgadoana (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae), una especie nueva del Oeste de la Depresión del Río Balsas, México]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sotuyo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Solange]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Contreras-Jiménez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Luis]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Instituto de Biología Departamento de Botánica]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla Facultad de Arquitectura ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Puebla Puebla]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2021</year>
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<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2021</year>
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<numero>128</numero>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0187-71512021000100132&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0187-71512021000100132&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0187-71512021000100132&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Background and Aims:  In Mexico, Coulteria is a morphologically diverse genus, having many endemic species in the country. Despite its diversity, species delimitation and circumscription are not fully documented. Botanical explorations in central Mexico during the last 25 years have resulted in the discovery of several new legume taxa in the Río Balsas Depression. A new species of Coulteria from the Western Río Balsas Depression is here described and illustrated.  Methods:  During fieldwork, morphological studies and electron microscopy analysis of the already species described of Coulteria, we detected a new species in the Infiernillo area of Guerrero and Michoacán, Mexico. For the new species, we estimated its conservation status based on extent of occurrence (EOO) and its area of occupancy (AOO) using the GeoCAT software, applying the categories and criteria of the IUCN Red List.  Key results: Coulteria delgadoana, a new species of Caesalpinioideae endemic to the seasonally dry forest of Guerrero and Michoacán (Western Río Balsas Depression), Mexico, is described and illustrated based on morphological evidence. Coulteria delgadoana has long male inflorescences up to 15 cm long, small flowers, leaves with glabrous leaflets and prominent reticulate venation, and a glabrous chestnut brown fruit with purplish tints. Based on IUCN criteria, we suggest an Endangered (EN) category of the species.  Conclusions:  Morphological characters of the new species C. delgadoana, suggest that it is similar to C. glabra, a species from Colima and Jalisco. The long size of the male inflorescence has not been observed in other Coulteria species. Coulteria delgadoana shares its distribution area with C. lewisii in Infiernillo.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Antecedentes y Objetivos:  En México, el género Coulteria es morfológicamente muy diverso y muchas de sus especies son endémicas del país. A pesar de la diversidad, la delimitación entre las especies existentes y su circunscripción no está completamente documentada. Exploraciones en el centro del país durante los últimos 25 años han resultado en la descripción de nuevos taxa de leguminosas dentro de la Depresión del Río Balsas. En este artículo se describe una especie nueva de Coulteria de la porción Oeste de la Depresión del Río Balsas.  Métodos: Durante el trabajo de campo, la revisión morfológica, así como los estudios de microscopía electrónica de las especies ya descritas en Coulteria, se detectó una especie nueva para la región de Infiernillo en los estados de Guerrero y Michoacán, México. Para la nueva especie, estimamos su estado de conservación basado en extensión de ocurrencia (EOO) y área de ocupación (AOO), empleando el programa GeoCAT, aplicando las categorías y criterios de la Lista Roja de la IUCN.  Resultados clave:  Se describe e ilustra a Coulteria delgadoana, una especie nueva de Caesalpinioideae endémica del bosque estacional seco de Guerrero y Michoacán (Oeste de la Depresión del Río Balsas), México, basándose en evidencia morfológica. Coulteria delgadoana posee inflorescencias masculinas de más de 15 cm de longitud, flores pequeñas, hojas con folíolos glabros, venación reticulada prominente, y legumbre glabra castaña con tintes violáceos. Basándonos en los criterios establecidos por la UICN, de manera tentativa proponemos que la especie está En Peligro (EN).  Conclusiones: Las características morfológicas de la nueva especie C. delgadoana, sugieren una cercana relación a C. glabra, una especie de Colima y Jalisco. El gran tamaño de la inflorescencia masculina no había sido observado en otras especies de Coulteria. Coulteria delgadoana comparte área de distribución con C. lewisii en Infiernillo.]]></p></abstract>
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