Arceuthobium (Viscaceae) in Mexico and Guatemala: Additions and Range Extensions

1 October 1977

journal article
research article
Published by Springer Nature in Brittonia

Vol. 29 (4) , 411-418
https://doi.org/10.2307/2806483

Abstract

Three new dwarf mistletoes are described:Arceuthobium globosum subsp.grandicaule (Mexico and Guatemala),A. aureum subsp.aureum (Guatemala) andA. aureum subsp.petersonii (Chiapas, Mexico).Arceuthobium guatemalense is recorded for the first time in Mexico. Significant range extensions are recorded forA. abietisreligiosae, A. divaricatum,A. gillii subsp.nigrum, andA. rubrum. New hosts are reported for several taxa. Nineteen members of the genus are presently known from Mexico, and three (possibly four) from Guatemala. Chromosome counts are reported for the first time for 3 taxa.

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