A new species of Allagoptera (Arecaceae) from the Cerrado of central Brazil

Renata Corrêa Martins; TARCISO S. FILGUEIRAS; DALVA GRACIANO-RIBEIRO; NÁDIA SÍLVIA SOMAVILLA

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.197.2.4

Issue: Vol. 197 No. 2: 11 February 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-02-11

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.197.2.4

Page range: 115–124

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**A new species of Allagoptera (Arecaceae) from the Cerrado of central Brazil**

Renata Corrêa Martins⁺⁻
TARCISO S. FILGUEIRAS⁺⁻
DALVA GRACIANO-RIBEIRO⁺⁻
NÁDIA SÍLVIA SOMAVILLA⁺⁻

Departamento de Botânica, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil

Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Goiás, GO, Brazil

Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil

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Abstract

A new species of Allagoptera from the Cerrado of central Brazil is described. The new species is distinguished by its solitary habit, open crown, and very long inflorescence rachis conspicuously curved at maturity. The new species, A. robusta, is compared morphologically and anatomically with A. campestris and A. leucocalyx.