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 Aspicarpa steinmannii W. R. Anderson. a. Branch with old flowers and young fruit. b. Petiole and base of lamina, abaxial view (above) and adaxial view (below). c. Pair of old flowers with petals shrivelled inward. d. Flower with petals removed, eglandular sepal in front. e. Apex of style. f. Samaras, abaxial view (left) and adaxial view (right). Scale bar equivalents: A, 4 cm; B, 2 mm; C, 4 mm; D, 2.7 mm; E, 1 mm; F, 8 mm. Based on Hernández-Cárdenas 778, MICH. Drawn by Karin Douthit. First published by W. R. Anderson in Acta Botanica Mexicana 109: 25. 2014.