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Type: Article
Published: 2016-02-25
Page range: 281–286
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A new species of Anthurium (Araceae) from Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil

Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, Curso de Ciências Biológicas, Av. Tamandaré 6000, Jardim Seminário, CEP 79119-900, Campo Grande – DF, Brazil.
Universität Rostock, Institut für Biodiversitätsforschung, Allgemeine und Spezielle Botanik, Wismarsche Str. 8, D-18051 Rostock, Germany.
Atlantic Forest inselberg endemism Monocots

Abstract

A new species of Anthurium (A. mucuri E.G.Gonç. & L.F.A. de Paula) is described and illustrated. It occurs in rocky outcrops (inselbergs) in Minas Gerais state, Southeastern Brazil and it is so far know from a restricted area around the city of Teófilo Otoni. It seems to be closer to Anthurium viridispathum E.G.Gonç., but differs mainly in having smaller overall dimensions, a much narrower leaf blade and spathe and for the spathe that is glaucous in the inner surface. Anthurium mucuri is placed in the section Urospadix Engl. subsection Obscureviridia Engl.