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Issue: Vol. 726 No. 4: 6 Nov. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-11-06
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.726.4.4
Page range: 272-280
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A new species of Ancistrotropis (leguminosae) from Parque Nacional do Caparaó (Brazil)

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Av. Transnordestina s/n, Novo Horizonte, 44036-900, Feira de Santana, BA, Brazil
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Av. Transnordestina s/n, Novo Horizonte, 44036-900, Feira de Santana, BA, Brazil
Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Rua Universitária, 1619, Jardim Universitário, 85819-110, Cascavel, PR, Brazil
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Botánica, Apartado Postal 70-233 04510 Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Av. Transnordestina s/n, Novo Horizonte, 44036-900, Feira de Santana, BA, Brazil
Delgadoana Fabaceae Phaseolinae Sigmoid-keel clade Sigmoidotropis Eudicots

Abstract

The Parque Nacional do Caparaó is a region recognised for its biodiversity within the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and as an important conservation area. Within the park, a new species of Ancistrotropis was found, which we formally propose here as A. pulchra. Based on morphological data, we found sufficient evidence to classify it within the genus and to distinguish it from other known taxa of Ancistrotropis. Furthermore, we highlight the importance of conserving these areas of high endemism and the need to centralise information on the species protected within the park.

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Da Silva Santos, F., Lima Ribeiro, C., Snak, C., Delgado-Salinas, A. & Paganucci De Queiroz, L. (2025) A new species of Ancistrotropis (leguminosae) from Parque Nacional do Caparaó (Brazil). Phytotaxa 726 (4): 272–280. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.726.4.4