@article{fdi:010090009, title = {{D}esmopsis terriflora, an extraordinary new species of {A}nnonaceae with flagelliflory}, author = {{M}artinez-{V}elarde, {M}. {F}. and {R}odrigues-{V}az, {C}. and {S}oule, {V}incent and {N}ge, {F}. {J}. and {S}chatz, {G}. {E}. and {C}ouvreur, {T}homas and {O}rtiz-{R}odriguez, {A}. {E}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{F}lagelliflory refers to the production of inflorescences exclusively on long, whip-like branches which emerge from the main trunk and extend along the ground or below it. {I}t is the rarest type of cauliflory and only a few cases have been reported in the world. {H}ere, a new species of {A}nnonaceae with flagelliflory is described and illustrated. {T}he phylogenetic relationships of the new species were inferred using a hybrid-capture phy- logenomic approach and we present some notes on its reproductive ecology and pol- len characteristics. {T}he new species, namely {D}esmopsis terriflora sp. nov., is part of a clade composed of {M}exican species of {S}tenanona with long, awned petals. {D}esmopsis terriflora is distinguished by its flageliflorous inflorescences, basely fused sepals, thick red petals, reduced number of ovules per carpel, pollen grains with a weakly rugulate to fossulate exine ornamentation, and its globose, apiculate fruits with a woody tes- ta. {T}he morphological characteristics of the flagella suggest that these are specialized branches rather than inflorescences, and the absence of ramiflory implies an exclusively reproductive function. {T}he flowers are infrequently visited by insects, their potential pol- linators being flies and ants.}, keywords = {{A}natomy ; {C}auliflory ; {M}exico ; phylogeny ; tropical rain forest ; {MEXIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}hytokeys}, numero = {227}, pages = {181--198}, ISSN = {1314-2011}, year = {2023}, DOI = {10.3897/phytokeys.227.102279}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090009}, }