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Issue: Vol. 717 No. 2: 10 Sept. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-09-10
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.717.2.7
Page range: 209-216
Abstract views: 631
PDF downloaded: 20

Securidaca paulensis (Polygalaceae, Polygaleae), a new species from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil

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endemic flora Fabales Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Securidaca paulensis (Polygalaceae), a new species endemic to the Serra do Mar in São Paulo, Brazil, is described. It is compared to S. lanceolata, from which it differs mainly by its slender branches, leaves with an attenuate apex, racemes predominantly terminal and smaller samaras with non-reticulate seed-bearing core. The study provides a taxonomic description, distribution maps, preliminary conservation status assessment, and an identification key for Securidaca species of the Atlantic Forest.

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How to Cite

Anjos, C.B.D., Honda, S., Garcia, R.J.F., Aguiar-Dias, A.C.A.D. & Pastore, J.F.B. (2025) Securidaca paulensis (Polygalaceae, Polygaleae), a new species from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. Phytotaxa 717 (2): 209–216. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.717.2.7