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Issue: Vol. 689 No. 2: 24 Feb. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-02-24
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.689.2.5
Page range: 223-232
Abstract views: 513
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Unveiling an iconic Philodendron (Araceae) species from the Atlantic Forest of Espírito Santo State, Brazil

Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo - Herbário VIES - Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514 - Goiabeiras - CEP 29075-910 - Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo - Herbário VIES - Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514 - Goiabeiras - CEP 29075-910 - Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
conservation Philodendron “Santa Leopoldina” Philodendron “superbum” species complex Monocots

Abstract

A new species of Philodendron from the Atlantic Forest of Espírito Santo State, Brazil, previously mistaken to P. bernardopazii, is here described and compared to its closest relatives. We present illustrations, a distribution map and comments on the new species.

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How to Cite

Magno, A. & Calazans, L.S. (2025) Unveiling an iconic Philodendron (Araceae) species from the Atlantic Forest of Espírito Santo State, Brazil. Phytotaxa 689 (2): 223–232. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.689.2.5