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Issue: Vol. 694 No. 3: 24 Mar. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-03-24
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.694.3.7
Page range: 281-288
Abstract views: 121
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A new species of Pavonia (Malvaceae, Malvoideae) from Mato Grosso, Brazil

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Departamento de Botânica e Ecologia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, CEP 78060-900, Cuiabá-MT, Brazil
Laboratório de Estudos Integrados de Plantas (LEIP), Departamento de Botânica e Ecologia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, CEP 78060-900, Cuiabá-MT, Brazil
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Departamento de Botânica e Ecologia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, CEP 78060-900, Cuiabá-MT, Brazil; Laboratório de Estudos Integrados de Plantas (LEIP), Departamento de Botânica e Ecologia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, CEP 78060-900, Cuiabá-MT, Brazil
Cerrado epicalyx Hibisceae Protected Area section Lopimia Unidade de Conservação Eudicots

Abstract

Pavonia neuropetala, a new species from the Cerrado of southwestern Mato Grosso, is hereby described and illustrated. It belongs to Pavonia subgenus Pavonia section Lopimia f and its conservation status was assessed as Critically Endangered. Its morphological affinities with related species are discussed, images, a table with morphologic data, and a key of species from Pavonia section Lopimia from Mato Grosso are provided.

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How to Cite

Rondon-Anjos, M.V., Coutinho, T.S. & Koch, A.K. (2025) A new species of Pavonia (Malvaceae, Malvoideae) from Mato Grosso, Brazil. Phytotaxa 694: 281–288. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.694.3.7