A new species of Philodendron (Araceae) from an enclave of Atlantic rainforest in Minas Gerais State, Brazil

LUANA S.B. CALAZANS

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.452.3.4

Issue: Vol. 452 No. 3: 15 July 2020

Type: Article

Published: 2020-07-15

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.452.3.4

Page range: 217–223

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**A new species of Philodendron (Araceae) from an enclave of Atlantic rainforest in Minas Gerais State, Brazil**

LUANA S.B. CALAZANS⁺⁻

Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Centro de Ciências Humanas e Naturais, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Taxonomia de Fanerógamas, Avenida Fernando Ferrari 514, Goiabeiras, CEP 29075-910, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brasil.

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Abstract

During a field expedition in the Reserva Biológica da Mata Escura, an enclave of Atlantic Rainforest in Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil, a remarkable new species of Philodendron was found. Here the new species is described, illustrated and compared to morphologically close species.