How many species of Spirotheca (Malvaceae s.l., Bombacoideae)?

Peter E. Gibbs; William S. Alverson

doi:10.1663/0007-196X(2006)58[245:HMSOSM]2.0.CO;2

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Peter E. Gibbs,¹ William S. Alverson²

¹Gibbs, P. E. (School of Biology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9AL, Scotland, U.K.; e-mail: ) peg@st-andrews.ac.uk
²W. S. Alverson (Environmental and Conservation Programs, The Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605-2496, U.S.A.; e-mail: ) alverson@fmnh.org

Abstract

We review the 11 putative species of the neotropical genus Spirotheca and conclude that only five should be treated as distinct taxa. Of these, three have restricted ranges (S. awadendron, S. mahechae, S. michaeli) and two are more widespread (S. rivieri and S. rosea). We provide keys and descriptions of each of these and publish two new combinations (S. rosea and S. rivieri var. passifloroides).

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Peter E. Gibbs and William S. Alverson "How many species of Spirotheca (Malvaceae s.l., Bombacoideae)?," Brittonia 58(3), 245-258, (1 September 2006). https://doi.org/10.1663/0007-196X(2006)58[245:HMSOSM]2.0.CO;2

Published: 1 September 2006