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Type: Article
Published: 2021-03-17
Page range: 79–84
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A new species of Peritassa (Celastraceae) from Espírito Santo, Brazil

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Biodiversidade, Av. 24A, 1515, Caixa Postal 199, Bela Vista, 13506-900, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil.
Atlantic forest Hippocrateaceae Salacioideae

Abstract

Peritassa formidolosa, the new species here described, differs from other species of Peritassa Miers by its unique combination of characters: anthers dehiscent by longitudinal slits, inconspicuous connectives, and campanuliform flowers. This new taxon is included into Peritassa because of these characteristics: anther dehiscence mode and short-tubular disc free from the ovary wall.