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Issue: Vol. 296 No. 1: 14 February 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-02-14
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.296.1.6
Page range: 81–87
Abstract views: 34
PDF downloaded: 1

Eriosema elegans (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae): A new species from the Highlands of Goiás State, Brazil

Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, 18618-000, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-862, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, CP 131, 74001-970, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-862, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, 18618-000, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, 18618-000, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
US National Herbarium (US), Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution-NMNH, MRC 166, 10th and Constitution Ave, Washington, D.C., 20560, USA.
Cajaninae Fabaceae Cerrado secretory structures taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

During a taxonomic study of Eriosema in Brazil, a new species was discovered from the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Goiás State. Eriosema elegans is herein described and illustrated and its morphological affinities with related species discussed. The geographical distribution, conservation status, and information about flowering and fruiting are provided. Also, a study of secretory structures of leaflets of the new species and the morphologically related species E. glabrum was carried out.