TABLE 1. Differences among Echeveria cuevasii, E. flammigera and E in Two new species of Echeveria (Crassulaceae, Saxifragales) from the Sierra de Manantlán, Jalisco, Mexico

TABLE 1. Differences among Echeveria cuevasii, E. flammigera and E. multicaulis.E. cuevasiiE. flammigeraE. multicaulisHabitSubshrub, with few decumbent or ascending branchesSubshrub, with numerous decumbent or ascending branchesSubshrubby, with numerous spreading branchesPlant surfaceGlabrous, leaves minutely papilloseGlabrous, leaves minutely papilloseGlabrous leaves not papilloseStem length (cm)23.0 or moreup to 40.0up to 120.0Stem diameter (mm)11.0–13.03.0–5.010.0–12.0Leaf size (cm)5.1–2.21.0–1.5 × 0.5–1.03.0–4.0 × 1.5–3.0Leaf colourGrass green with blood red to purplish red margins close to the apex, the basal ones almost all in redGreen but nearly always with intense red colourationsShining green with red tips and edgesInflorescence length (cm)14.0–23.9Up to 20.0Up to 25.0Number of flowers per inflorescence8–142–5 (–7)5–15Bracts (cm)2.5–2.6 × 1.0–1.11.0–1.52.5Peduncle Length (cm)7.0–15.8 × 0.4–0.615.0 × 0.320–25 × 0.3–0.4Pedicel length (mm)5.04.0–8.06.0–10.0Sepal length (mm)6.0–8.06.0–9.04.0–8.0Corolla length (mm)13.012.0–18.08.0–10.0Nectary width (mm)1.71.0–1.51.0Colour nectaryYellowsWhitish to yellowishYellowishGeographic distributionJalisco: Sierra de ManantlánDurango: San DimasGuerrero: Omiltemi