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Type: Article
Published: 2017-02-14
Page range: 63–72
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Two new species of Vanilla (Orchidaceae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Diretoria de Pesquisas Científicas, Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, R. Pacheco Leão 915, 22460−030, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Programa de Pós-graduação em Botânica, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão 20949-040, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, 14040-901, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Atlantic forest new species Neotropics orchids taxonomy Vanillae Vanilloideae Monocots

Abstract

Two new species of Vanilla are described and illustrated based on specimens collected in mesophytic semideciduous forests of southeastern Brazil. Vanilla capixaba occurs in southeastern of Espírito Santo and Vanilla paulista occurs in São Paulo. Both species are closely related to members of the Vanilla planifolia group, V. cristagalli, V. dubia and V. dungsii.