Carica cnidoscoloides (sp. nov.) and sect. Holastigma (sect. nov. of caricaceae from Southern Mexico

Carica cnidoscoloides from Oaxaca is described and illustrated and its affinities discussed. It differs from all the other species of Carica by its needle-like urticating trichomes, entire subcapitate stigma, and winged fruits. A new section, sect. Holostigma, is described to accommodate