Coccoloba (sect. Paniculatae)
Creators: name: Ancona, Juan J.
name: Ortiz-Díaz, Juan J.
name: Tun-Garrido, Juan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllales
Polygonaceae
Coccoloba

description: Key for the identification of the species of Coccoloba sect. Paniculatae occurring in Mexico and Central America
1 Panicles small, 2‒3(‒4) branches .......................................................................................................................................................2
- Panicles large,> 5 branches ...............................................................................................................................................................5
2 Petiole pubescent to puberulent, nerves dense to sparsely puberulent, fruit 9.8‒10.3 × 8.8‒9.14 mm ................. Coccoloba hirtella
- Petiole glabrous, nerves glabrous, fruit ≤ 8 mm long, ≤ 7.6 mm wide ..............................................................................................3
3 Leaf blade chartaceous, base asymmetric, apex long acuminate ........................................................................ Coccoloba montana
- Leaf blade coriaceous, base symmetrical, apex rounded to slightly acute.........................................................................................4
4 Leaf blade obovate to oblanceolate-obovate, base cuneate, petiole ≤ 1cm long..................................................... Coccoloba lasseri
- Leaf blade elliptic-oblong, base subcordatae, petiole 1.0– 1.5 cm long .............................................................. Coccoloba matudae
5 Panicle spiciform ................................................................................................................................................................................6
- Panicle racemose ................................................................................................................................................................................7
6 Ochrea, petioles and leaf blades hirsutulous when mature, fruit obpyramidal, pilosulose .............................. Coccoloba efigeniana
- Ochrea, petioles and leaf blades glabrous when mature, fruit ovoid, glabrous.................................................. Coccoloba belizensis
7 Leaf-blades obovate to broadly elliptic oblong, glabrous or with few trichomes along the axils beneath, panicle branches glabrous, fruit ovoid without prominent ribs, tepals not crowned ............................................................................... Coccoloba tuerckheimii
- Leaf blades oblong-elliptic to obovate-elliptic, puberulent beneath, with short trichomes on veins, panicle branches puberulent, fruit ovoid with prominent ribs, tepals crowned ................................................................................................... Coccoloba ibarrae
description: Published as part of Ancona, Juan J., Ortiz-Díaz, Juan J. & Tun-Garrido, Juan, 2023, Coccoloba efigeniana and C. ibarrae, two new species of Coccoloba sect. Paniculatae Meisn. (Polygonaceae), pp. 100-108 in Phytotaxa 599 (2) on pages 106-107, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.599.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8008923