Gonolobus naturalistae
| Gonolobus naturalistae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Gonolobus |
| Species: | G. naturalistae
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| Binomial name | |
| Gonolobus naturalistae M.G. Chávez, Pío-León & L.O. Alvarado
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Gonolobus naturalistae is a species of perennial vine in the milkweed genus Gonolobus.[1] It is endemic to Mexico.[1]
Taxonomy[edit]
Gonolobus naturalistae was first described in 2020 by Leonardo O. Alvarado-Cárdenas, María Guadalupe Chávez Hernández, and Juan Fernando Pio Leon.[1] It was named in honor of NaturaLista, a partnership between iNaturalist and the Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO).[1][2]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
This species is found in tropical dry forests of Chihuahua and Sinaloa in Mexico.[1]
Ecology[edit]
This species often grows in the company of Pithecellobium dulce as well as species within the genus Vachellia.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Alvarado-Cárdenas, Leonardo O.; Chávez-Hernández, María G.; Pío León, Juan F. (25 November 2020). "Gonolobus naturalistae (Apocynaceae; Asclepiadoideae; Gonolobeae; Gonolobinae), a New Species From México". Phytotaxa. 472 (3): 249–258. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.472.3.3. S2CID 229456959. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ Iwane, Tony (2021-04-08). "Recently Described Mexican Plant Named after iNaturalist/Naturalista.mx". Retrieved 2021-04-08.
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