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Type: Article
Published: 2015-10-20
Page range: 145–155
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A new species of Varronia (Cordiaceae) and a checklist of Boraginales for the State of Sergipe, Brazil

Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Departamento de Biologia, Av. das Baraúnas, 351 – Bairro Universitário, 58429-500, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil
Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Herbário HUNEB (Coleção Paulo Afonso), Campus VIII, Departamento de Educação, Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil
Boraginales taxonomic richness South America Eudicots

Abstract

Varronia johnstoniana, a new species of Cordiaceae is described for Sergipe State, Brazil. This new taxon is characterized principally by having sessile, shiny leaves, corolla with rufescent indumentum, and verrucose fruits. Illustrations, data concerning its habitats, distribution, reproductive phenology, and comments about taxonomic affinities based on morphology are presented. A checklist of Boraginales in Sergipe State is presented, comprising three families, seven genera, and 28 species, of which ten species constituting new occurrences, with their respective vegetation types.