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Issue: Vol. 188 No. 3: 12 December 2014
Type: Article
Published: 2014-12-12
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.188.3.6
Page range: 169–175
Abstract views: 14
PDF downloaded: 1

Dyckia sulcata (Bromeliaceae), a new species from Minas Gerais, Brazil, with notes on leaf anatomy

Programa de Pós-graduação em Botânica, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Av. P.H. Holfs, Cidade Universitária, 36570-000 - Viçosa, MG - Brasil.
Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Av. P.H. Holfs s/n., Cidade Universitária, 36570-000 - Viçosa, MG – Brasil
Departamento de Botânica, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, 20940-040, Brazil
Rocky fields Espinhaço Mountain Range Pitcairnioideae Leaf Anatomy

Abstract

Dyckia sulcata is described and illustrated here as a new species from Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Information on its phenology, ecology, distribution, and conservation status is provided. The species is morphologically compared with D. brachyphylla and D. saxatilis, which are the species considered most similar. Illustrations and descriptions of leaf anatomy are also provided.