Three new species of Magnolia (Magnoliaceae) endemic to the north-wet-arc in the Maya Highlands of Guatemala Author Vázquez-García, J. Antonio Author Tribouillier-Navas, Erick 0000-0002-5052-0106 Estación Experimental de Orquídeas de la familia Archila, 1 Avenida 5 - 28 Zona 1, Cobán Alta Verapaz 16001, Guatemala & forestribouillier @ hotmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 5052 - 0106 forestribouillier@hotmail.com Author Archila, Fredy Author Véliz, Mario 0000-0002-3134-2690 Herbarium BIGU, Escuela de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacia, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Zona 12, Guatemala City, Guatemala & marioeveliz 64 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 3134 - 2690 marioeveliz64@gmail.com Author Peña, A. Salome Ortega 0000-0002-3297-8316 Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Herbario IBUG, Instituto de Botánica, Departamento de Botánica y Zoología, Zapopan, 45200, Jalisco, México & 4.08. ortega. alondra. 210696 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 3297 - 8316 4.08.ortega.alondra.210696@gmail.com Author Shalisko, Viacheslav 0000-0001-5626-0491 Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Herbario IBUG, Instituto de Botánica, Departamento de Botánica y Zoología, Zapopan, 45200, Jalisco, México & vshalisko @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5626 - 0491 vshalisko@gmail.com text Phytotaxa 2021 2021-12-30 529 1 57 70 journal article 2806 10.11646/phytotaxa.529.1.4 d050f2f4-20b6-4c1c-9b06-c02a80a4d589 1179-3163 5814288

Table 4. Comparison of Magnolia veliziana with M. sororum and M. guatemalensis.

	M. veliziana	M. sororum	M. guatemalensis
Twig vestiture	Glabrescent to glabrous	Densely velutinous	Glabrescent to glabrous
Petiole vestiture	Glabrescent to glabrous	Fulvo-pubescent	Glabrescent to glabrous
Leaf size (cm)	(12.0–)14.0–22.6 × (4.9–)7.1–9.4	6.0–15.0 × 3.0–9.5	12.0–16.0 × 8.0–11.0
Leaf l:w ratio	1.9–3.0:1	1.6–2.0:1	1.7–2.1:1
Leaf shape	Elliptical, narrowly elliptic to obovate Elliptical-ovate, obovate to (-lanceolate) oblong		Broadly ovate-elliptic to obovate to suborbicular
Abaxial vestiture	Glabrescent	Densely fulvo-pubescent	Scattered brown-pubescent
leaf ápex	Acuminate to cuspidate (–acute)	Obtuse to subacute	Acute, acuminate to cuspidate
Leaf base	Attenuate	Obtuse to round	Obtuse
Flower size (cm)	10.5–13.0	14.0–15.0	14.0–15.0
Petal size (cm)	5.1–5.9 × 2.1–3.2	5.5–7.0 × 2.0–4.5	6.5–7.0 × 2.8–3.0
Stamen number	103–111	87-102	92–98
Fruit size (cm)	(6.8–)7.6–8.8 × (2.4–) 2.9–3.5	4.5–6.0 × 1.8–2.4	4.8–5.2 × 1.9–2.1
Fruit vestiture	Fulvo-velutinous	Fulvo-velutinous	Glabrescent
Carpel number	47–55(–58)	32–45	22–25