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Gentrya, a new genus of scrophulariaceae from Mexico

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A new genus and species,Gentrya racemosa (Scrophulariaceae, tribe Euphrasieae, subtribe Castilleiinae) from the Sierra Surutato in Sinaloa, Mexico, is described and illustrated. The relationships of the new genus toCastilleia andOrthocarpus are discussed.

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  1. Botany Department, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco

    Dennis E. Breedlove

  2. Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley

    Lawrence R. Heckard

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Breedlove, D.E., Heckard, L.R. Gentrya, a new genus of scrophulariaceae from Mexico. Brittonia 22, 20–24 (1970). https://doi.org/10.2307/2805718

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