Lycianthes anomala
Not known.
Lycianthes anomala occurs in Mexico, states of Oaxaca and Veracruz, in selva mediana subperennifolia, selva alta perennifolia, bosque mesofilo de montaña, sometimes in sandy soil or on limestone, often in disturbed areas, such as secondary forest or coffee plantations, 450-1300 m in elevation.
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Lycianthes anomala is a Mexican endemic, represented by 20 collections, none of which are in protected areas. The EOO is 7,552.355 km2, and the AOO is 80 km2. Based on the IUCN (2019) criteria, the preliminary assessment category is Endangered (EN).
This species is similar to the Central American species L. synanthera (Sendtn.) Bitter in having pale woody stems with petioles that darken upon drying, in having tufts of trichomes in the vein axils of the abaxial side of the leaf, and in having fused anthers that dehisce by slits formed between adjacent thecae. It differs from that species in having connate, reflexed appendages on the calyx (versus no appendages in L. synanthera), and purple fruits (versus yellow/orange fruits in L. synanthera). Reyes-Cornejo (2015) indicated that this species is also found in Central America, and there are difficult to identify specimens from Costa Rica and Panama that resemble L. synanthera but have calyx appendages. These specimens need further study.