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Type: Article
Published: 2016-06-09
Page range: 79–84
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A new species of Tradescantia L. sect. Austrotradescantia D.R.Hunt (Commelinaceae) from Southern Brazil

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Botânica, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373 - Sala A1-088 - Bloco A, Ilha do Fundão, CEP 21941-902, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Pacheco Leão 915, CEP 22460-030, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Botânica, Rua do Matão 277, CEP 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Atlantic Forest IUCN Red List Neotropical flora Tradescantiinae spiderworts wandering Jew Monocots

Abstract

A new species of Tradescantia sect. Austrotradescantia endemic to rocky cliffs in Southern Brazil, is here described as Tradescantia seubertiana. This new species is characterized as being completely glabrous, with a leaf base obtuse to cordate to slightly amplexicaulous, ellipsoid flower buds, by its light-pink to pink petals, and for growing in wet rocky cliffs. The new species is morphologically most similar to T. crassula due to its erect habit, conduplicate to canaliculate, succulent leaves, with inconspicuous secondary veins, non-saccate cincinni bracts, pistil longer than the stamens and hilum longer than ½ the length of the seed. I present a description, an illustration, a distribution map, habitat description, and a conservation assessment for the new species. I also present a comparison and identification key for the species related to T. seubertiana.