Gaya xiquexiquensis (Malvaceae, Malvoideae), a new species from Bahia state, Brazil

Catia Takeuchi; Gerleni Lopes Esteves

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.207.2.8

Issue: Vol. 207 No. 2: 8 May 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-05-08

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.207.2.8

Page range: 205–208

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Gaya xiquexiquensis (Malvaceae, Malvoideae), a new species from Bahia state, Brazil

Catia Takeuchi⁺⁻
Gerleni Lopes Esteves⁺⁻

Instituto de Botânica postgraduate program, Secretaria do Meio Ambiente, Cx. Postal 3005, 01061-970, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Instituto de Botânica, Secretaria do Meio Ambiente, Cx. Postal 3005, 01061-970, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Caatinga biome northeastern Brazil taxonomy Xique-Xique

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Abstract

Gaya xiquexiquensis is a new species from the state of Bahia, Brazil. This species is known only from the municipality of Xique-Xique, growing in the Caatinga biome of the Brazilian semi-arid region. Gaya xiquexiquensis is morphologically similar to Gaya aurea A. St.-Hil. We here in present its morphological description, illustrations, as well as ecological data and conservation status.