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Issue: Vol. 40 No. 1 (2012)
Type: Article
Published: 2015-12-23
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.40.1.1
Page range: 1–11
Abstract views: 24
PDF downloaded: 18

Syngonanthus restingensis (Eriocaulaceae): A remarkable new species endemic to Brazilian coastal shrublands

Department of Botany, The Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 South Lakeshore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605-2496, U.S.A.
Pós Graduação em Ciências Biológicas, Botânica, Museu Nacional/UFRJ, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, CEP 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pós Graduação em Botânica, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Av. Transnordestina s.n., Novo Horizonte, 44036-900, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
Monocots taxonomy Atlantic Forest restinga pseudovivipary

Abstract

Syngonanthus restingensis (S. sect. Syngonanthus) is described from open shrubby restinga in the states of Rio de Janeiro and Bahia, Brazil. The species lacks close relatives, and some unusual traits are discussed, including floral bracts, hydathodes, and pseudovivipary. Its IUCN Conservation Status is assessed as Endangered.