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Issue: Vol. 701 No. 3: 20 May 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-05-20
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.701.3.6
Page range: 279-286
Abstract views: 264
PDF downloaded: 18

A new species of the palmatisect Anthurium sect. Dactylophyllium (Araceae) from the Atlantic Forest of northern littoral of Bahia, Brazil

Fazenda Rio do Negro, CEP 48180-000, Entre Rios, BA, Brazil
Instituto de Pesquisas, Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Pacheco Leão 915, CEP 22460-030, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Mata Atlântica Municipality of Entre Rios Floresta de Tabuleiro Monocots

Abstract

A new species of Anthurium sect. Dactylophyllium, A. zalesskii, from the Atlantic Forest of northern littoral of Bahia, Brazil, is here described and illustrated. A distribution map, an updated key to closely related species in the section, and an IUCN conservation ranking are provided.

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How to Cite

Popovkin, A.V. & Coelho, M.A.N. (2025) A new species of the palmatisect Anthurium sect. Dactylophyllium (Araceae) from the Atlantic Forest of northern littoral of Bahia, Brazil. Phytotaxa 701 (3): 279–286. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.701.3.6