Plant Ecology and Evolution 152(1): 84-92, doi: 10.5091/plecevo.2019.1529
Amaioua longipedicellata (Rubiaceae, Gardenieae), a new species from the Brazilian Atlantic coast
expand article infoPiero Delprete‡, Jomar G. Jardim§
‡ Herbier de Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana§ Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia (UFSB), Centro de Ciências Agroflorestais, Campus Jorge Amado, 45613-204, Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil

Corresponding author: Piero Delprete ( piero.delprete@ird.fr )

© Piero G. Delprete, Jomar G. Jardim.
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Citation: Delprete P, Jardim JG (2019) Amaioua longipedicellata (Rubiaceae, Gardenieae), a new species from the Brazilian Atlantic coast. Plant Ecology and Evolution 152(1): 84-92. https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2019.1529
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Abstract

Background – Ongoing studies of Brazilian Rubiaceae revealed an undescribed species of Amaioua endemic to Atlantic Forest (Restinga and Semideciduous forest) of the state of Bahia, which is here described and illustrated, and its morphological characters are discussed and compared with those of similar species.

Methods – This study is based on examinations of herbarium specimens, samples preserved in 60% ethanol, field observations, and digital images. Herbarium specimens of the CAY, CEPEC, HBR, IBGE, K, MBM, NY, RB, U, UB, UFG, and US herbaria were directly studied. Additional images of herbarium specimens were studied online.

Results – Amaioua longipedicellata Delprete & J.G.Jardim is here described, illustrated and compared with the two most similar species, i.e., A. glomerulata (Lam. ex Poir.) Delprete & C.H.Perss. and A. intermedia Mart. A table comparing the morphological characters of these three species, and an appendix with selected specimens studied of A. glomerulata and A. intermedia are included.

Keywords
Duroia, Alibertia Group, Neotropics, Bahia, Brazil, Restinga

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