Gomphrena medinae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Amaranthaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Gomphrenoideae
Genus: Gomphrena
Species: Gomphrena medinae

Name

Gomphrena medinae Zumaya & Sand.-Ort., Phytotaxa 687(1): 10 (2025).

• Type: Mexico: Michoacán: Churumuco, Ejido Llano Ojo de Agua, 431 m. 18° 42' 4" N, 101° 38' 45" W. Leg. Hernández & Sánchez 98, 3 Oct 2013. Holotype: MEXU MEXU1409246; Isotype: MEXU MEXU1452787.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Southwest (Guerrero, Michoacán) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Zumaya-Mendoza, S. & Sandoval-Ortega, M.H. 2025. An overlooked new species of Gomphrena (Amaranthaceae) endemic to Mexico. Phytotaxa 687(1): 9–14. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.687.1.2 Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Gomphrena medinae. Published online. Accessed: 29. Nov. 2025. Reference page.