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Issue: Vol. 740 No. 2: 5 Feb. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-02-05
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.740.2.7
Page range: 197-204
Abstract views: 39
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A new species of Justicia (Acanthaceae: Acanthoideae) from Atlantic Forest of Bahia, Brazil

Postgraduate Program in Plant Biology, Department of Botany, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (Unesp), CP 510, 18618–970, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
Laboratory of Plant Morphology and Taxonomy, Institute of Biological Sciences, Department of Botany, Federal University of Goiás (UFG), CP 131, 74001–970, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
Flora Justicieae Morphology Northeast Taxonomy Endemism Eudicots

Abstract

Justicia gibbosa, a new species from the Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia state, Brazil, is described, illustrated, mapped, and commented on its state of conservation, geographic distribution, morphological relationships, phenology, and systematic position.

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How to Cite

Santos, I.S.D. & Silva, M.J.D. (2026) A new species of Justicia (Acanthaceae: Acanthoideae) from Atlantic Forest of Bahia, Brazil. Phytotaxa 740 (2): 197–204. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.740.2.7