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Issue: Vol. 414 No. 4: 15 August 2019
Type: Article
Published: 2019-08-15
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.414.4.5
Page range: 187–193
Abstract views: 34
PDF downloaded: 2

Myrciaria alta (Myrtaceae), a new species from Espírito Santo, Brazil

Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Rua Monteiro Lobato, 255, 13083-862, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Praça Dom Helvécio, 74, 36301-160, São João del-Rei, MG, Brazil.
Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Rua Monteiro Lobato, 255, 13083-862, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 9, 13418-900, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.
Atlantic forest Myrtales Southeastern Brazil taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Myrciaria (Myrtaceae) species are distributed exclusively in the New World and the genus presents its highest diversity in Brazil, particularly in the Atlantic Forest domain. Myrciaria alta, from the montane region of southeastern Brazil, is herein described, illustrated, and compared to its closest related species, Myrciaria glomerata. Moreover, data on its distribution, habitat, phenology, and conservation are provided.