title: A new species of Amphitecna (Bignoniaceae) endemic to Chiapas, Mexico.
abstract: Amphitecna loreae Ortiz-Rodr. & Burelo, sp. nov. (Bignoniaceae), a new species endemic to the karst rainforest in southern Mexico, is described and illustrated. The new species differs from the other species of Amphitecna by the combination of cauliflorous inflorescences, larger flowers, buds rounded at apex, and globose-ellipsoid rather than acuminate fruits. A key to the Mexican species of Amphitecna is presented.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Departamento de Biología Evolutiva, Xalapa, Veracruz, México.
authors.forename: Andres Ernesto
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Ortiz-Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: Herbario UJAT, División Académica de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Juárez, Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa Tabasco, México.
authors.forename: Carlos Manuel
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Burelo Ramos
authors.affiliation: Herbario Eizi Matuda (HEM) Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México.
authors.forename: Héctor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gomez-Dominguez
keywords: Crescentieae; karst forest; zona sujeta a protección ecológica “La Pera”