Abstract

GARCIA RUIZ, Ignacio. New species of Echeveria (Crassulaceae) from central western Michoacán, Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2011, vol.82, n.1, pp.63-67. ISSN 2007-8706.

Echeveria purhepecha (Crassulaceae) is described as a new species and illustrated. According to its morphological features it belongs to series Retusae E. Walther. Within this group, it resembles E. fulgens Lem., especially var. obtusifolia (Rose) Kimnach, from which it differs by its shorter leaves, shorter inflorescence, fewer flowers per cincinnus, longer pedicel and longer major calyx segment, scarlet red corolla and oblong-lanceolate corolla segments.

Keywords : Retusae; purhepecha; Nuevo San Juan; Parangaricutiro; Tancítaro.

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