A new species of Vanilla (Orchidaceae: Vanilloideae) from Brazil

EMERSON R. PANSARIN; MARCELO R. MIRANDA

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.267.1.9

Issue: Vol. 267 No. 1: 30 June 2016

Type: Article

Published: 2016-06-30

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.267.1.9

Page range: 84–88

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**A new species of Vanilla (Orchidaceae: Vanilloideae) from Brazil**

EMERSON R. PANSARIN⁺⁻
MARCELO R. MIRANDA⁺⁻

Universidade de São Paulo, FFCLRP, Departamento de Biologia, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, 14040-901, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo, BR-11600- 005, Caraguatatuba, São Paulo, Brazil

Atlantic forest marshy forests orchid São Paulo Vanilleae Monocots Brazil

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Abstract

A new orchid species, Vanilla arcuata, native from costal plane (“restinga” vegetation) of the Atlantic rainforests in the State of São Paulo, Brazil is described and illustrated. The relationship of V. arcuata with other related taxa of the genus is discussed.