Senecio canoi (Compositae), a new species of the Andes of Peru

Abstract

Senecio canoi, a new species of Compositae of the high Andes of Southern Peru, Puno department, is described and illustrated. Senecio canoi is a perennial species differing from others in the ser. Suffruticosi subser. Caespitosi by having tufted habit, oblong-spathulate leaves with toothed margin, glabrous, and white flowers.

Keywords

• peru
• puno
• new species
• senecio
• astera