Espeletia, Mutis ex Humboldt & Bonpland, 1808

Alzate, Fernando & Giraldo, Sebastián, 2020, Espeletia restricta (Millerieae, Asteraceae), a new species from the páramos of northern Colombia, Phytotaxa 433 (4), pp. 288-294 : 291

Key to the species of Espeletia occurring in the northern region of Central and Western Cordilleras of Colombia, corresponding to the department of Antioquia

1. Synflorescences> 60 cm long, 2–3 times longer than the rosettes .......................................................... E. occidentalis

- Synflorescences <50 cm long, up to 1.5 times longer than the rosettes............................................................................................2

2. Lamina width> 6 cm, subtending bracts normally surpassing peduncles, anthers more than 2.8 mm long; Central Cordillera ........ ............................................................................................................................................................................................ E. restricta

- Lamina width <5.6 cm, subtending bracts normally shorter than peduncles, anthers less than 2.5 mm long; Western Cordillera .... ............................................................................................................................................................................................................3

3. Proximal part of synflorescences with 1–2 pairs of bracts.......................................................................................... E. praefrontina

- Proximal part of synflorescences aphyllous ............................................................................................................... E. frontinoensis