Publications by authors named "Ignacio Garcia-Ruiz"

There are approximately 250 species of L. distributed throughout the world, with North America and South America being centers of diversity on this continent. In the central-western region of Mexico there may be around 28 species of this genus.

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Cuscuta (dodders) is a group of parasitic plants with tremendous economic and ecological significance. Their seeds are often described as "simple" or "unspecialized" because they do not exhibit any classical dispersal syndrome traits. Previous studies of seed morphology and/or anatomy were conducted on relatively few species.

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A new species, , is described and illustrated from the malpaís near San Andrés Corú, Michoacan, Mexico. The species belongs to series and the new taxon was compared with and , with whom it shares the closest morphological affinities. Additionally, an endangered species from Sierra of Manantlán Biosphere Reserve, State of Colima, was also discovered near San Andrés Corú and is reported for the first time from the State of Michoacan.

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