Microlicia rubra (Melastomataceae), a remarkable new species from Goiás, Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 458 (4) ◽  
pp. 294-300
Author(s):  
RODOLFO FERREIRA-ALVES ◽  
ROSANA ROMERO

Microlicia rubra, endemic to Serra do Tombador, state of Goiás Brazil, is described here and compared with similar species. The new species is characterized by thick branches, sessile leaves clustered at the apex of the branches, red color of the petals, filaments, pedoconnective and style. It resembles Microlicia stenodonoides and Stenodon suberosus, both endemic to the state of Goiás, Brazil. Description, taxonomic comments, comparisons with similar species, as well as data on geographic distribution, habitat and conservation status are provided.

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Ana Carolina Mezzonato-Pires ◽  
Luana Silva Braucks Calazans ◽  
Rodrigo Theófilo Valadares

This work describes a new species of Passiflora L. from the extreme west of the state of Bahia, Brazil. The new species, P. jorgeana Mezzonato, is placed in Passiflora subg. Astrophea (DC.) Mast. and is illustrated and compared to four morphologically similar species. Morphological features, geographic distribution, and conservation status are discussed.


2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 1011-1015
Author(s):  
Priscila Orlandini ◽  
Inês Cordeiro ◽  
Jone Clebson Ribeiro Mendes ◽  
Antônio Campos-Rocha ◽  
Vinicius Castro Souza

Abstract— A new species of Phyllanthus with phylloclades endemic to the State of Bahia is described here. Phyllanthus dracaenoides can be recognized for its peculiar habit that resembles a species of Dracaena, a very unusual height of up to 7 m, the plagiotropic phylloclades spirally arranged, and its vermiform cincinni. Notes on its habitat, taxonomic affinity, conservation status, geographic distribution, illustrations, and photographs are provided.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 267 (1) ◽  
pp. 77 ◽  
Author(s):  
LAÍCE FERNANDA GOMES DE LIMA ◽  
JOSÉ FERNANDO ANDRADE BAUMGRATZ ◽  
EIMEAR NIC LUGHADHA ◽  
JOÃO UBIRATAN MOREIRA DOS SANTOS

Two new species of Graffenrieda are described from the Amazon rainforest. Graffenrieda maturaca is characterized mainly by its leaves which are dull on the adaxial surface, chartaceous, narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate, and apparently uni-nerved, with only the median acrodromous vein evident. This species has been collected only at Serra de Maturacá, in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Graffenrieda goldenbergii is distinguished mainly by the pulverulent, whitish, early caducous indumentum of the rachis, pedicel, hypanthium and calyx, by the abaxial surface of the leaves which is moderately lepidote, with trichomes ca. 0.2 mm diam., by the irregularly valvate calyx, and by the membranaceous, costate, not sulcate fruits. This species has been collected in the state of Acre, Brazil, and in the Province and District of Lama in Peru. Both species are illustrated, compared with similar species, and their conservation status is discussed.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 314 (2) ◽  
pp. 259 ◽  
Author(s):  
MILTON GROPPO ◽  
JOSÉ RUBENS PIRANI

Zanthoxylum unifoliolatum Groppo & Pirani (Rutaceae), a new species from northeastern Brazil is here described and illustrated. To date, this species is known from a small number of collections from the state of Sergipe and considered endangered, given its restricted geographical distribution and the rapid deforestation of the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest. Z. unifoliolatum can be readily distinguished from other Brazilian Zanthoxylum by its unifoliolate leaves, rather than pinnate leaves present in other Brazilian species of the genus A detailed description and illustrations of this new species are provided, as well as comments on the geographic distribution, phenology, generic relationships and conservation status. Additionally, a key to the species of Zanthoxylum from Northeastern Region of Brazil is provided.


2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 433-445
Author(s):  
Fabio Araújo da Silva ◽  
André dos Santos Bragança Gil ◽  
Camila Fernandes Barra ◽  
Cíntia Kameyama

Abstract— Three new species of Justicia (Acanthaceae), J. montealegrensis, J. multiglandulosa, and J. paraensis from the Brazilian Amazon, discovered during the preparation of a taxonomic treatment of genus for the state of Pará, are herein described and illustrated. Their geographic distribution, habitat, preliminary conservation status, taxonomic comments, line drawings, photo plates, and comparison of diagnostic morphological characters with those of similar taxa are also provided.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 521 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-104
Author(s):  
FLÁVIA C. P. GARCIA ◽  
ALINE P. CHAGAS ◽  
VALQUÍRIA F. DUTRA

Inga (Fabaceae, mimosoid clade) is an important genus in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil where there are 44 species, 60% of which are endemic. In this work, we describe two new species of Inga (I. teresensis and I. tripa) from the Atlantic Forest and provide identification keys to the species of sections Vulpinae and Leptinga in the biome. Illustrations and comments about the geographic distribution, conservation status, phenology, etymology, and taxonomy of the new species are also included. Inga teresensis is only known from the state of Espírito Santo and is categorized as Critically Endangered (CR). Inga tripa occurs in coastal areas of the states of Bahia, Paraíba, Pernambuco, and Sergipe and is categorized as Learn Concern (LC).


Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 369 (2) ◽  
pp. 93 ◽  
Author(s):  
HÉCTOR DAVID JIMENO-SEVILLA ◽  
DANIELA VERGARA-RODRÍGUEZ ◽  
THORSTEN KRÖMER ◽  
SAMARIA ARMENTA-MONTERO ◽  
GUIDO MATHIEU

Five new species of Peperomia (Piperaceae), endemic to the state of Veracruz, Mexico, are described, illustrated, compared with morphologically close taxa and assigned to their respective subgenus. Peperomia castilloi Vergara-Rodríguez & Jimeno-Sevilla, P. nopalana G.Mathieu, P. trichobracteata G.Mathieu & T.Krömer and P. xalana G.Mathieu are four somewhat similar species that occur at lower elevations in tropical humid forests. Peperomia zongolicana Jimeno-Sevilla & Vergara-Rodríguez occurs in tropical humid forests at mid-range elevations and is very distinct by the shape of its inflorescences. An assessment of their conservation status, considering IUCN Red List categories and criteria, revealed that they all belong to a threatened category, mainly due to the continuous loss and fragmentation of their natural habitats.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 288 (2) ◽  
pp. 181 ◽  
Author(s):  
VANESSA TERRA ◽  
FLÁVIA CRISTINA PINTO GARCIA

We describe, illustrate and compare Senegalia cearensis, a new Brazilian species of Senegalia from the Caatinga domain in the state of Ceará, with its most morphologically similar species, S. tubulifera. Additionally, we provide an identification key to all Senegalia species similar to S. cearensis occurring in Caatinga domain, and comments on the geographic distribution, flowering and fruiting period of S. cearensis.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 500 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-200
Author(s):  
CELLINI CASTRO DE OLIVEIRA ◽  
ANDRÉ LAURÊNIO DE MELO ◽  
MARCOS JOSÉ DA SILVA

A synopsis of the genus Cnidoscolus is presented for the midwestern region of Brazil, which resulted from the analysis of about 1,200 specimens from 62 national and foreign herbaria, including type collections. Observations of populations in field were also made. Nine species are recognized, one of which, C. mcvaughii, is new to science. It is described and illustrated, and comments about its geographic distribution, morphological relationships, systematic position, phenology, and conservation status are provided, as well as images and a map. The other species are contrasted by a dichotomous key. Also, distributional information, maps, conservation evaluations, images and morphologically diagnoses are included. Eight synonymizations, one lectotypification, a neotypifcation, and the re-establishment of C. neglectus are proposed.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 494 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-136
Author(s):  
GENILSON ALVES DOS REIS E SILVA ◽  
JIMI NAOKI NAKAJIMA

A new species, Calea arachnoidea, which belongs to Calea sect. Meyeria, is hereby described and illustrated. This species occurs in the Serra Negra region, located in the southern portion of the “Zona da Mata” in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. Calea arachnoidea resembles C. quadrifolia, C. heteropappa and C. semirii, and its relationships with these species are discussed and an identification key for the species of C. sect. Meyeria in the state of Minas Gerais is provided. Additionally, photographs, a distribution map, comments about habitat and conservation status are provided.


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