Registros nuevos de Ponthieva brenesii (Orchidaceae) y Piper xanthostachyum (Piperaceae) para el estado de Veracruz, México

Abstract

Ponthieva brenesii (Orchidaceae) and Piper xanthostachyum (Piperaceae) are reported for the first time in the State of Veracruz, Mexico. The first species is very rare, and has a restricted distribution range previously limited within Mexico to Cuernavaca, Morelos and Teziutlán, Puebla. The second species is a climbing herb, uncommon growth habit in the genus Piper. Previously, this species had only been found in Chiapas and Oaxaca. Both species were found in a montane cloud forest of central Veracruz.