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Issue: Vol. 694 No. 1: 18 Mar. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-03-18
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.694.1.8
Page range: 93-100
Abstract views: 158
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A New Species of Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae) from Northeastern Brazil

Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia Vegetal - LASEV, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, 60440-900, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia Vegetal - LASEV, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, 60440-900, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Laboratório de Morfologia e Taxonomia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Av. Esperança, s/n, Chácaras de Recreio Samambaias, 74690-900, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
Laboratório de Morfologia e Taxonomia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Av. Esperança, s/n, Chácaras de Recreio Samambaias, 74690-900, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia Vegetal - LASEV, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, 60440-900, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Biodiversity Caatinga Phyllanthus sect. Loxopodium taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Phyllanthus catingicola, a new species endemic to Northeastern Brazil, is here described and illustrated based on morphological data. It is known so far in the state of Ceará and is morphologically similar to P. hyssopifolioides in having a stem with non-phyllanthoid branching, secondary branches flat and discreetly winged, leaves present on the main stem and secondary branches, staminate disk with surface smooth and pistillate flowers 6-merous. However, they differ by a set of characters related to the shape of the main stem, number and shape of the staminate sepals, and the shape of the pistillate disk and stigma. We provide photographs of the species in the field, its conservation status, mapped distribution, systematic positioning, and a comparative table to differentiate it from other similar species belonging to Phyllanthus sect. Loxopodium.

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How to Cite

Santos, D., Sousa, L.M.D., Torres, A.M., Silva, M.J.D. & Loiola, M.I.B. (2025) A New Species of Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae) from Northeastern Brazil. Phytotaxa 694 (1): 93–100. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.694.1.8