A new species of Maytenus (Celastraceae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, with evidence of molecular phylogeny, and two new synonyms for Maytenus floribunda

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 231 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Leonardo Biral ◽  
Eric De Camargo Smidt ◽  
Mônica Bolson ◽  
Julio Antônio Lombardi

A new species of Maytenus has been discovered in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The new taxon, Maytenus nemorosa, occurs mostly in ombrophilous rain forests at an elevation of 500 m to 1200 m. Maytenus nemorosa resembles M. gonoclada but differs from it by possessing oblong-elliptical leaves with entire margins and larger fruits with thicker pericarp walls. A phylogenetic analysis was conducted with nrITS and plastid matK regions, including the new species and additional taxa available from the NCBI-GenBank. The results from the phylogenetic analysis places Maytenus nemorosa nested within a clade of species that have fruits possessing a coriaceous pericarp and close to both Maytenus gonoclada and Maytenus salicifolia, as expected from morphological similarities. Additionally, M. cardenasii and M. erythrocarpa, from Bolivia, are both recognized as new synonyms for M. floribunda after an examination of their descriptions, types, and diverse collections.

Rodriguésia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Daniel Miranda Ferreira

Abstract In the present study, I propose a new species, Quararibea bovinii, an Atlantic Forest tree. The new taxon occurs in southeastern Brazil, in the states of Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo. It resembles Q. similis in terms of floral morphology and fruit shape, but it is distinguished by the indumenta of leaves, leaf width, and seed shape.


Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4648 (3) ◽  
pp. 473-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARCUS THADEU TEIXEIRA SANTOS ◽  
SÍLVIA HELENA DE OLIVEIRA ◽  
THIAGO RIBEIRO DE CARVALHO ◽  
BÁRBARA FERNANDES ZAIDAN ◽  
NELSON RODRIGUES DA SILVA ◽  
...  

A new species of Paratelmatobius is described from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest in the state of Paraná in southern Brazil. Adults, tadpoles, and vocalizations are described. Morphological traits and phylogenetic analysis place the new species within the P. cardosoi group. The new species can be readily distinguished from its congeners by its advertisement call being composed of two note types and comprised of a series of 2–4 notes. The new species is classified as an explosive breeder, having reproductive activity strongly associated with heavy rainfall. This discovery highlights the importance of intensifying survey efforts in the Atlantic Forest, a domain with high levels of species richness and endemism. 


Kew Bulletin ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 505-509
Author(s):  
F. M. Alves ◽  
V. C. Souza ◽  
P. L. R. de Moraes

Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 273 (2) ◽  
pp. 115 ◽  
Author(s):  
KELLY CRISTINA DA SILVA-GONÇALVES ◽  
JOSÉ FERNANDO A. BAUMGRATZ ◽  
ANDRÉ FELIPPE NUNES-FREITAS

A new species of Bertolonia (Melastomataceae; Bertolonieae) endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest is described and illustrated. Bertolonia organensis is known from only one locality in the Serra dos Órgãos National Park, state of Rio de Janeiro. The main diagnostic characteristics that distinguish B. organensis are the leaves with bullate adaxial surface and foveolate abaxial surface, cordate base and seven acrodromous veins, petiole and hypanthium glandulose-punctate, setulose and setulose-glandulose, the external calyx lobes erect, thick, narrow-triangular, apex acuminate-glandulose, margin entire, not ciliate, and the anthers connective dorsally appendaged, trilobed or with an acute calcar. Comparisons with similar species, geographic distribution and habitat are presented for the new species, as well as a key to identify all Bertolonia taxa known from the state of Rio de Janeiro. Bertolonia organensis is classified as Critically Endangered (CR).


2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Londoño-Burbano ◽  
Roberto E. Reis

ABSTRACT A taxonomic revision and phylogenetic analysis were completed for Dasyloricaria . The genus includes three valid species: D . filamentosa and D . latiura previously included in the genus, and a new species described herein. Dasyloricaria have a restricted trans-Andean distribution, with D . filamentosa occurring at the lower and middle Magdalena, lower Cauca, and Sinu in Colombia, and lago Maracaibo basin in Colombia and Venezuela; D . latiura in the Atrato and the Tuyra basins in Colombia and Panama, respectively; and the new species in the upper and middle Magdalena basin in Colombia. New synonyms for D . filamentosa and D . latiura are proposed, and a lectotype is designated for the latter. Dasyloricaria is herein recognized as monophyletic, with D . filamentosa as the sister group of D . latiura , and the new speciesas sister to that clade. Spatuloricaria is hypothesized to be the sister group of Dasyloricaria based on synapomorphies of the neurocranium, branchial arches and external morphology features. The subtribe Rineloricariina was partially corroborated through the phylogenetic analysis. An identification key for the species of Dasyloricaria is provided.


Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3573 (1) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
CLAUDINEY BIRAL DOS SANTOS ◽  
GUSTAVO ROCHA LEITE

Trichomyia pintoi sp. nov. is described and illustrated from male specimens collected from the Atlantic Forest, southeastern Brazil. T. pintoi is grouped with the globally distributed Trichomyia that have 3 palpus segments. It is easily distinguished by the 8 strong spines inserted in the distal third of the gonocoxite. A checklist of described Western Hemisphere Trichomyia species is provided.


2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 1075-1080 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Paulo F. Zorzanelli ◽  
Tatiana T. Carrijo ◽  
Pedro Fiaschi ◽  
Jomar G. Jardim ◽  
Daniel Santamaría-Aguillar ◽  
...  

Phytotaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
KUN GENG ◽  
BIN ZHANG ◽  
YU SONG ◽  
KEVIN D. HYDE ◽  
JI-CHUAN KANG ◽  
...  

A new species, Pestalotiopsis licualacola, was isolated from grey leafspots of Licuala grandis (ruffled fan palm). It is morphologically distinct in having relatively small, greyish brown conidia (16–20 × 3–5 μm), and 1–3 short apical appendages without knobs. Phylogenetic analysis based on combination of ITS, β-tubulin and tef1 gene sequence data clearly distinguishes P. licualacola from other species in this genus, with ex-type sequence data in GenBank. Based on morphology and molecular phylogeny we describe it as a new species.


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