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Issue: Vol. 40 No. 1 (2012)
Type: Article
Published: 2015-12-23
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.40.1.3
Page range: 21–25
Abstract views: 92
PDF downloaded: 2

The discovery of Lacandonia (Triuridaceae) in Brazil

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Dept. Botânica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. CEP: 50670-901, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Dept. Botânica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. CEP: 50670-901, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Monocots Atlantic forest Dioscoreales myco-heterotrophs plants Brazil

Abstract

Lacandonia schismatica (Triuridaceae) is a species only known from Mexico. Recently a very similar plant was discovered in a fragment of the Atlantic Forest in northeastern Brazil and it is described here as a new species. This is the first record of Lacandonia in South America.

How to Cite

Melo, A. & Alves, M. (2015)

The discovery of Lacandonia (Triuridaceae) in Brazil

. Phytotaxa 40 (1): 21–25. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.40.1.3