Abstract
A new species, Justicia espiritosantensis, is described from Espírito Santo state, Brazil. It is closely related to J. wasshauseniana, and is distinguished from it by the plant height, peduncle length, leaf blades size, shape, venations pattern, and indument.
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<p>Bachman, S., Moat, J., Hill, A.W., Torre, J. & Scott, B. (2011) Supporting Red List threat assessments with GeoCAT: geospatial conservation assessment tool.<em> In: </em>Smith, V. & Penev, L. (Eds.) e-Infrastructures for data publishing in biodiversity science. <em>ZooKeys</em> 150: 117–126. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.150.2109</p>
<p>Ezcurra, C. (2002) El género <em>Justicia</em> (Acanthaceae) en Sudamérica Austral. <em>Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden</em> 89: 225–280. https://doi.org/10.2307/3298565</p>
<p>Glaziou, A.F.M. (1905) Plantae Brasiliae centralis a Glaziou lectae. <em>Mémoires de la Société Botanique de France</em> 1 (3): 1–661.</p>
<p>Graham, V.A.W. (1988) Delimitation and infra-generic classification of <em>Justicia</em> (Acanthaceae). <em>Kew Bulletin</em> 43: 551–624. https://doi.org/10.2307/4129957</p>
<p>INCT (2021) Herbário Virtual da Flora e dos Fungos. Available from: https://inct.splink.org.br/ (accessed 10 February 2021)</p>
<p>IUCN (2019) <em>Guidelines for using the IUCN Red List categories and criteria, version 14</em>. <em>Prepared by the Standards and Petitions Subcommittee</em>. Available from: http://www.iucnredlist.org/documents/redlistguidelines.pdf (accessed 9 February 2021)</p>
<p>Kiel, C.A., Daniel, T.F. & McDade, L.A. (2018) Phylogenetics of New World ‘justicioids’ (Justicieae: Acanthaceae): major lineages, morphological patterns, and widespread incongruence with classification. <em>Systematic Botany</em> 43 (2): 459–484. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364418X697201</p>
<p>Linnaeus, C. (1753) <em>Genera Plantarum</em>. Stockholm.</p>
<p>Mansano, V.F. & Perdeneiras, L.C. (2016) Proposal to add Glaziou’s “Plantae Brasiliae centralis a Glaziou lectae” to the list of suppressed works in Appendix VI. <em>Taxon</em> 65 (5): 1181–1182. https://doi.org/10.12705/655.28</p>
<p>McDade, L.A., Masta, S.E., Moody, M.L. & Waters, E. (2000) Phylogenetic relationships among Acanthaceae: evidence from two genomes. <em>Systematic Botany</em> 25 (1): 106–121.</p>
<p>Nees von Esenbeck, C.G. (1847) Acanthaceae. <em>In</em>: Martius, K.P. von, Eichler, A.G. & Urban, I. (Eds.) <em>Flora Brasiliensis</em> <em>9</em>. Monachii: Typographia Regia, pp. 1–164</p>
<p>Profice, S.R. (1993) Estudos em Acanthaceae I- Novas combinações e sinônimos- <em>Justicia</em> L. <em>Eugeniana</em> 20: 1–6. https://doi.org/10.2307/2666677</p>
<p>Profice, S.R. (2013) Acanthaceae Juss. da Reserva Rio das Pedras, Mangaratiba, RJ, Brasil. <em>Pesquisas, Botânica</em> 64: 65–83.</p>
<p>Reflora (2021) <em>Herbário Virtual</em>. Available from: http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/herbarioVirtual/ (accessed 10 February 2021).</p>
<p>Scotland, R.W. & Vollensen, K. (2000) Classification of Acanthaceae. <em>Kew Bulletin</em> 55: 513–589. https://doi.org/10.2307/4118776</p>
<p>Wiersema, J.H., Turland, N.J., Barrie, F.R., Greuter, W., Hawksworth, D.L., Herendeen, P.S., Knapp, S., Kusber, W.-H., Li, D.-Z., Marhold, K., May, T.W., McNeill, J., Monro, A.M., Prado, J., Price, M.J. & Smith, G.F. (2018+ [continuously updated]) <em>International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Shenzhen Code) adopted by the Nineteenth International Botanical Congress Shenzhen, China, July 2017. Appendices I–VII.</em> Available from: https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/codes-proposals/ (accessed 10 February 2021).</p>