Abstract

CARRANZA GONZALEZ, Eleazar  and  MEDINA GARCIA, Consuelo. A new species of Escobedia (Orobanchaceae) from the state of Michoacan, Mexico. Act. Bot. Mex [online]. 2008, n.85, pp.31-37. ISSN 2448-7589.

Escobedia michoacana (Orobanchaceae) is described as a new species from the state of Michoacán, Mexico. An illustration is also presented, together with a discussion of its affinities to other species and a key to distinguish the Mexican members of the genus. It is a rare taxon restricted to the northwestern part of the state, although it possibly occurs in adjacent Jalisco. It differs from the other Mexican species of the genus by possessing 5 (vs. 10) rib-like veins extending the length of the calyx.

Keywords : Escobedia; Mexico; Michoacan; Orobanchaceae.