Sabdariffa maculata subsp. nipensis (Carabia) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett, 2025

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1071/SB24013
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03AC0268-C348-D56C-FCFE-FA419F1CFE41
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Sabdariffa maculata subsp. nipensis (Carabia) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett
status	comb. nov.

Hibiscus nipensis Carabia, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. ‘ Felipe Poey ’ 17: 15–16 (1943); Hibiscus maculatus subsp. nipensis (Carabia) F.Areces, Revista Jard. Bot. Nac. Univ. Habana 25–26: 32–33 (2006). Type: Cuba : Oriente, Sierra de Ñipe, Arroyo Naranjo, en el nacimiento del arroyo, 18 Apr. 1940, J.P.Carabia 3831 (lecto, designated by F.Areces Berazaín, Revista Jard. Bot . Nac. Univ. Habana (25–26: 32 (2006): NY 000841666; isolecto: AJBC, GH 00052821, HAC, NY 00084165).

Descriptions and illustrations

Carabia (1943, pp. 15–16); León and Alain (1957, pp. 256–257); Areces Berazaín (2006, pp. 32–33, fig. 1d, 2h, 3e, 4e, j).

Notes

The history of specimens from the ‘Atkins’ botanical garden in Cuba , relevant to this species, is discussed by Rodríguez Vázquez and Flores (2020).

Distribution

Sierra de Ñipe, Cuba .