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Issue: Vol. 302 No. 1: 28 March 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-03-28
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.302.1.7
Page range: 71–76
Abstract views: 142
PDF downloaded: 1

The rediscovery of Ipomoea macedoi (Convolvulaceae)

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Av. D. Manuel de Medeiros, s.n., Dois Irmãos, CEP 52.171-930, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Av. D. Manuel de Medeiros, s.n., Dois Irmãos, CEP 52.171-930, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Av. D. Manuel de Medeiros, s.n., Dois Irmãos, CEP 52.171-930, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Brazilian flora Conservation Taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

A new population of Ipomoea macedoi, a critically endangered species from Brazil, was found in Chapada do Apodi (Rio Grande do Norte State). The species is recognized by its large, distinctly cordate outer sepals. A detailed description, comments on its distribution and conservation, a taxonomic comparison, photographs and a line drawing are provided.

How to Cite

Marinho, A.M., Delgado-Júnior, G.C. & Buril, M.T. (2017)

The rediscovery of Ipomoea macedoi (Convolvulaceae)

. Phytotaxa 302 (1): 71–76. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.302.1.7