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Issue: Vol. 450 No. 1: 24 June 2020
Type: Article
Published: 2020-06-24
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.450.1.8
Page range: 102–108
Abstract views: 52
PDF downloaded: 5

A new species of Plinia (Myrtaceae) from the Bahia Atlantic Forest

Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Av. Transnordestina s/n, 44036-900, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil.
Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde-ICBS, Rodovia BR 465, km 7 - Seropédica, 23897-000, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.
erbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, United Kingdom.
Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Botânica, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo s.n., campus Universitário de Ondina, 40171-970, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Taxonomy Pliniinae Endemism Tupinambá Eudicots

Abstract

The Brazilian Atlantic Forest is one of the most diverse biomes in the world. The state of Bahia includes an important portion of the central corridor of Atlantic Forest that runs along the Brazilian coast. Myrtaceae is a dominant family of trees in this biome, and among its genera, Plinia is a genus notable for high number of endangered species in the Bahia Atlantic Forest. Plinia ybotyrype is here described, discussed and illustrated. An identification key for related species is also provided.