Resumo

GARCIA-MENDOZA, Abisaí; SOLANO, Eloy  e  RIVERA-LUGO, Miguel. Nolina excelsa (Nolinaceae) a new species of Oaxaca, Mexico. Bot. sci [online]. 2012, vol.90, n.1, pp.21-25. ISSN 2007-4476.

Nolina excelsa, a new species from Oaxaca, Mexico, is described and illustrated. This species is compared with N. parviflora, from which it differs in height of individuals, length and number of leaves per rosette; tepals with a longitudinal medium purple line; the size of the fruit, and, shape, size and ornamentation of the seeds.

Palavras-chave : Asparagaceae; Liliaceae; Nolina parviflora; Ruscaceae.