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Castilleja (Scrophulariaceae) of Costa Rica and Panama

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The mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama constitute a natural floristic region that is inhabited by six species ofCastilleja.Castilleja talamancensis, C. lentii andC. tayloriorum are described as new. The remaining three areC. arvensis,C. irasuensis andC. quirosii. All butC. arvensis are endemic to the area. The six species are keyed, described, illustrated, mapped and documented with literature and specimen citations.

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    Noel H. Holmgren

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Holmgren, N.H. Castilleja (Scrophulariaceae) of Costa Rica and Panama. Brittonia 30, 182–194 (1978). https://doi.org/10.2307/2806649

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