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Background: Dichrocephala is an Old-World genus of the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. One species, D. integrifolia, has been recently reported as introduced in the New World from a pair of collections from Guatemala. During field work in the state of Chiapas in southern Mexico, the species was found and collected. This is the first record of both the genus and species in Mexico and the second record for these taxa in the Americas. Question: Can D. integrifolia occur in more areas in the New World besides those known from Guatemala and Chiapas? Studied species: Dichrocephala integrifolia Study site and dates: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Methods: An ecological niche model was made and it was projected into the New World. Results: The ecological niche model predicts the records of D. integrifolia in the New World in addition to other ecologically suitable areas, mostly in pine-oak forests in Mexico and Central America and zones with humid mountain and pine forest in the Caribbean. Moreover, a morphological description and illustrations of the species are provided to help with its identification. Conclusions: It is desirable to avoid the further spreading of D. integrifolia in the New World. Although this species is not considered as invasive, it seems to have a high dispersal potential and the ecological niche modelling indicates larger regions in the Americas that might be affected.

Resumen. Se describen los domacios presentes en nueve especies del género Mortoniodendron utilizando la técnica de diafanización y el microscopio electrónico de barrido. En el género se observaron cuatro tipos de domacios: criptabolsa, cripta, bolsa y mechón de tricomas, la mayoría asociados a las venas primaria, secundarias y terciarias. Mortoniodendron anisophyllum y M. costaricense tienen domacios hasta las bifurcaciones de venas terciarias y cuaternarias. Únicamente en dos especies, M. pentagonum y M. uxpanapense, los domacios están ausentes. A pesar de que se han registrado domacios en miembros de Malvaceae s.l., predominantemente en las subfamilias Brownlowioideae, Sterculioideae y Tilioideae; pocas veces se describe su tipo. Por ello, con base en los diferentes tipos de domacios encontrados en Mortoniodendron sugerimos estudiar otros géneros y confirmar la diversidad en Malvaceae s.l.Palabras clave Domacio, Malvaceae, Mortoniodendron, Tilia, Tilioideae.Abstract. We describe the domatia of nine species of the genus Mortoniodendron, based on observations of cleared leaves and scanning electron micrographs. We recognize four kinds of domatia in Mortoniodendron species: cryptpocket, crypt, pocket and tufts of hairs, mostly associated with primary, secondary and tertiary veins. Mortoniodendron anisophyllum and M. costaricense have domatia up to the tertiary and quaternary veins. Moreover, domatia are absent in only two species, M. pentagonum and M. uxpanapense. Although there are reports on the occurrence of domatia in Malvaceae s.l., mainly in Brownlowioideae, Sterculioideae, and Tilioideae subfamilies, they are poorly described, and based on the different types of domatia found in Mortoniodendron we suggest reviewing other genera to better describe the diversity of domatia in Malvaceae s.l.Los domacios son estructuras morfogénicas comúnmente en el envés de las hojas, más frecuentemente en las axilas formadas por la vena media y las venas secundarias y, casi exclusivamente, en la superficie baja de la hoja. Aunque algunas agallas pueden parecerse a domacios, los verdaderos domacios son estructuras producidas naturalmente por la morfogénesis de la planta sin la acción de un factor externo y sin ser estructuras glandulares; por su parte, las agallas presentan a diferencia de los domacios una extensión irregular (Jacobs, 1966). Wilkinson (1979), clasifica según su morfología a los domacios en cinco tipos:1. Bolsa: una conexión entre la vena de mayor orden y la vena menor que forma

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