Callicarpa gonzalezgomezii (Lamiaceae): a new species from Cuba

Isidro E. Méndez Santos; isora  Baró Oviedo; Alejandro  Hernández Peña

doi:10.3989/ajbm.652

Authors

Isidro E. Méndez Santos Centro de Estudios de Gestión Ambiental, Universidad “Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz” https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0437-8057
isora Baró Oviedo Herbario Nacional de Cuba “Onaney Muñiz Gutiérrez” (HAC) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8276-3383
Alejandro Hernández Peña Departamento de Biología-Geografía. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Agropecuarias. Universidad de Holguín https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5024-8237

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/ajbm.652

Keywords:

Endemism, flora of Cuba, taxonomy, threatened plants, serpentine outcrops

Abstract

Callicarpa gonzalezgomezii sp. nov. (Lamiaceae) is described from the ultramafic soils of northern Holguín Province, Cuba. It is closely related to C. gibaroana, from which it differs in its shorter petioles and smaller leaf blades with obtuse to rounded apex and adaxial surface glossy in fresh material; tomentose-ferruginous indumentum on young branches, petioles, peduncles and calyxes; pale magenta to lilac corolla (sometimes with blue hues); and in growing on serpentine soils. Its known distribution is limited to the municipality Rafael Freyre, and it is classified as ‘Critically Endangered’ according to its preliminary IUCN assessment. Illustrations and an identification key to all 24 currently recognized Cuban species of Callicarpa are provided.

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