Biology:Escobedia

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Escobedia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Escobedia
Ruiz & Pav.
Synonyms
  • Vell. Pax
  • Micalia Neosilvia
  • Raf. Silvia

Escobedia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.[1]

Its native range is from Mexico to Southern Tropical America. It is found in the countries of; Argentina , Belize, Bolivia, Brazil , Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela.[1]

The genus name of Escobedia is in honour of Jorge Escobedo y Alarcón (1743–1805), a Spanish lawyer and colonial administrator in Peru,[2] and it was first described and published in Fl. Peruv. Prodr. on page 91 in 1794.[1]

Known species:[1]

  • Escobedia brachydonta Pennell
  • Escobedia crassipes Pennell
  • Escobedia grandiflora (L.f.) Kuntze
  • Escobedia guatemalensis Loes.
  • Escobedia laevis Schltdl. & Cham.
  • Escobedia michoacana E.Carranza & C.Medina
  • Escobedia peduncularis Pennell

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10274284 entry