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Type: Article
Published: 2011-09-30
Page range: 33–40
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Drosera quartzicola (Droseraceae), a new and threatened species from the Serra do Cipó, Brazil

1 Daniel Burnham Ct., San Francisco, 94109, California, USA.
Laboratório de Sistemática Vegetal, Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, CEP 05508–900, São Paulo, Brazil
Eudicots campo rupestre carnivorous plants IUCN Red List Minas Gerais

Abstract

Drosera quartzicola (Droseraceae), a new species from the Serra do Cipó highlands, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, is described here. The morphological characters that distinguish it from similar Drosera species are discussed, together with habitat information, detailed illustrations, and its conservation status. A key to the Drosera species of the Serra do Cipó is provided.