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Issue: Vol. 733 No. 3: 12 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-12
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.733.3.1
Page range: 259-281
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Advances in Velloziaceae: discovery of four new species of Vellozia Vand. from Central Brazil

Universidade de Brasília, Programa de Pós-graduação em Botânica, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas (IB), Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Departamento de Botânica, CEP 70919-970, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Universidade de Brasília, Programa de Pós-graduação em Botânica, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas (IB), Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Departamento de Botânica, CEP 70919-970, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Parque Estação Biológica, CEP 70770-917, Brasília, DF, Brazil
Cerrado Chapada dos Guimarães Chapada dos Veadeiros conservation endemism rocky outcrops taxonomy Monocots

Abstract

Four new species of Vellozia (Velloziaceae) from the Cerrado of Central Brazil are here described and illustrated: Vellozia aroejariensis, from Chapada dos Guimarães in Mato Grosso, and V. glocimarii, V. nana, and V. veadeirensis, from northern Goiás, Brazil. We provide a detailed morphological description of each species, emphasizing the features that set them apart from closely related species within the genus. These distinctions are further discussed in the diagnosis and comments section. We also provide information on their geographical distribution, habitat, geological context, phenology, and preliminary conservation assessment. Field images offer visual support for the descriptions. All four species are narrow endemics, restricted to specific rocky outcrops habitats. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of Vellozia diversity and emphasizes the critical role of Cerrado rocky outcrops to plant endemism and conservation.

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Schindler, B., Figueira, M. & Simon, M.F. (2025) Advances in Velloziaceae: discovery of four new species of Vellozia Vand. from Central Brazil. Phytotaxa 733 (3): 259–281. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.733.3.1