Iresine sousae

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Amaranthaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Gomphrenoideae
Genus: Iresine
Species: Iresine sousae

Iresine sousae Zumaya, Borsch & Flores Olv., Willdenowia 46(1): 169 (2016).

• Type: Mexico, Chiapas, Mpio. Yajalón, Rancho Carmen. 1984-02-06, A. Méndez Ton #7192. Holotype: MEXU MEXU01414462; Isotypes: B B10 0715452, CHIS, MEXU01414463, MO MO-3079962, SERO.

Eponymy

• The name honours Mario Sousa Sánchez.

• Flores-Olvera, H., Zumaya, S. & Borsch, T. 2016. Two new species of Iresine (Amaranthaceae: Gomphrenoideae) from Mexico supported by morphological and molecular characters. Willdenowia 46(1): 165–174. DOI: 10.3372/wi.46.46113 . Reference page. : 169

• Borsch, T., Flores‐Olvera, H., Zumaya, S. & Müller, K. 2018. Pollen characters and DNA sequence data converge on a monophyletic genus Iresine (Amaranthaceae, Caryophyllales) and help to elucidate its species diversity. Taxon 67(5): 944–976. DOI: 10.12705/675.7 Reference page. 

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Iresine sousae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 06. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Iresine sousae. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Iresine sousae. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 06 2019. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Iresine sousae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Oct. 2019. Reference page.