Escobedia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Orobanchaceae |
Genus: | Escobedia Ruiz & Pav. |
Synonyms | |
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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]
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