A New Species of Zanthoxylum L. (Rutaceae) from Laguna Tecomapa in Nicaragua

Carlos Reynel R.

doi:10.3417/20261025

Carlos Reynel R. Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6173-9023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3417/20261025

Keywords: Laguna Tecomapa, neotropics, Nicaragua, taxonomy, trees

Abstract

A new species of Zanthoxylum L. (Rutaceae) from Nicaragua, Z. tecomapaense Reynel, is here described based upon morphological characters. It grows in the surroundings of Laguna Tecomapa in Nicaragua, under very particular soil conditions; it is distinct in several vegetative and reproductive characters. This species belongs to Zanthoxylum sect. Macqueria Comm. ex Triana & Planch., which is the largest and most variable within the genus.