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Issue: Vol. 691 No. 2: 6 Mar. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-03-06
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.691.2.6
Page range: 201-210
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Amidst the cloud forests of the mountains, three new species of Brazilian Myrceugenia (Myrtaceae) are described

Department of Botany, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo. Rua do Matão 277, Edifício Aylthon Brandão Joly (Herbário SPF) 05508-090, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Department of Botany, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo. Rua do Matão 277, Edifício Aylthon Brandão Joly (Herbário SPF) 05508-090, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Environmental Management Course, School of Art, Science, and Humanities, University of São Paulo. Avenida Arlindo Béttio, 1.000, 03828-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Department of Botany, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo. Rua do Matão 277, Edifício Aylthon Brandão Joly (Herbário SPF) 05508-090, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Department of Botany, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo. Rua do Matão 277, Edifício Aylthon Brandão Joly (Herbário SPF) 05508-090, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Comparative Plant and Fungal Biology Department, Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew TW9 3AB Richmond, Surrey, UK
hotspots cloud forests high-altitude grasslands conservation Eudicots

Abstract

Three new Brazilian Myrceugenia species, all from mountainous regions in the Atlantic Rainforest, are described. Myrceugenia nebulosa and M. oreades are from Serra da Mantiqueira mountain range at the limits of between states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo, and M. bonita is from Serra Bonita mountain range in the state of Bahia. The study provides taxonomic descriptions, distribution maps, and preliminary extinction risk assessments, noting species that are endangered or critically endangered.

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How to Cite

Vieira, F.C.S., Fonseca, H.L.D., Meireles, L.D., Zavatin, D.A., Sano, P.T. & Lucas, E. (2025) Amidst the cloud forests of the mountains, three new species of Brazilian Myrceugenia (Myrtaceae) are described. Phytotaxa 691 (2): 201–210. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.691.2.6