Agalinis itambensis

Agalinis itambensis is a plant species endemic to Brazil. It is known only from Serra do Itambé in the State of Minas Gerais.[1][2]

Agalinis itambensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Agalinis
Species:
A. itambensis
Binomial name
Agalinis itambensis
V.C. Souza & S. I. Elias

Agalinis itambensis is an erect to trailing herb up to 30 cm tall. Stems are round or slightly angled in cross-section. Leaves are narrow and linear, up to 2.5 cm long. Flowers are strongly zygomorphic, up to 2 cm long, magenta with creamy stripes and purple spots.[1]

References

  1. Souza, VC, SI Elias, & AM Giulietti. 2001. Notes in Agalinis (Scrophulariaceae) from Brazil. Novon 11:484-488.
  2. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "2010". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro.


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