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Item (Vol. 07, 2004-12) A New Species of Mortoniodendron (Malvaceae Sens. Lat.) from the Rain Forests of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico(2004-12) Dorr, Laurence J.; Wendt, TomThe taxonomic history, defining characters, and relationships of the genus Mortoniodendron are briefly sketched. Characters that define M. pentagonum, a species known from a limited area in Guatemala, are elaborated. A closely related but distinct species from Veracruz, Mexico, M. uxpanapense Dorr & T. Wendt, is described and illustrated. The new species is considered to be Critically Endangered (CR) under the IUCN red list classification.Item (Vol.17, 2014-12) A New Species of Mortoniodendron (Malvaceae sens. lat.) from Chiapas, Mexico(2014-12) Ishiki, Mario; Wendt, TomThe new species Mortoniodendron ocotense is described from northwestern Chiapas, Mexico, where it is a locally abundant tree on karst substrates in seasonal evergreen rain forest. It falls within a group with five previously described species, of which the most closely related is M. uxpanapense. A simplified key to the six species is presented.