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Agave doctorensis (Agavaceae), a new species from Sierra El Doctor, Querétaro, Mexico

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Agave doctorensis, a new species from Sierra El Doctor, Querétaro, Mexico is described and illustrated. It is similar to Agave montium-sancticaroli but differs in having a dense, conical panicle; reflexed bracts; and filaments inserted at two levels. The new species occurs in rosette scrub and Juniperus forest.

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Se describe e ilustra Agave doctorensis, una especie nueva de la Sierra El Doctor en Querétaro, México. Es similar a Agave montium-sancticaroli, pero con panículas densas, cónicas, brácteas reflejas y filamentos insertos en dos niveles. Crece en matorral rosetófilo y bosque de Juniperus.

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Clara Tinoco prepared the illustration. Mahinda Martínez, Emiliano Sánchez, and two anonymous reviewers improved the quality of the manuscript. We received financial support for the project through CONACYT - 000000000091473

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  1. Escuela de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Av. de las Ciencias s/n, Juriquilla, Querétaro, Querétaro, 76023, México

    Luis Hernández-Sandoval & Fabiola Magallán-Hernández

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Hernández-Sandoval, L., Magallán-Hernández, F. Agave doctorensis (Agavaceae), a new species from Sierra El Doctor, Querétaro, Mexico. Brittonia 67, 1–4 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-014-9344-2

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