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Issue: Vol. 282 No. 1: 26 October 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-10-26
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.282.1.2
Page range: 19–27
Abstract views: 31
PDF downloaded: 1

Alstroemeria (Alstroemeriaceae) in the caatinga of Brazil, with a new species

Embrapa Environment, Rodovia SP-340, Km 127,5, 13820-000 Jaguariúna, SP, Brazil
CNPq Research Fellow, University of São Paulo, Department of Botany, Rua do Matão, 277, Sobre-as-Ondas. 05508-090 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Alstroemeria longistaminea Alstroemeria monticola Alstroemeria piauhyensis Alstroemeria plantaginea Alstroemeria stramonia Brazilian flora caatinga endemics Monocots

Abstract

Five species of Alstroemeria from caatinga in Brazil are presented. Three of them are endemic to this vegetation, including a new species, A. stramonia, here described. We provide descriptions, illustrations, comments, and a key to the species.