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Issue: Vol. 748 No. 1: 19 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-19
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.748.1.8
Page range: 107-114
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“To Zion”: Lagenocarpus vicentei sp. nov. (Cryptangieae, Cyperaceae) from northern South America and comments on the genus taxonomy

Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras – UFLA, P.O Box 3037, Lavras, MG CEP37200-000, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden - NYBG, NY 10458-5126, Bronx, New York, United States of America
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia – INPA, Av. André Araújo, 2936, Petrópolis, 69067-375 Manaus, AM, Brazil
Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas – UNICAMP, P.O. Box 6109, Campinas, SP CEP 13083-970, Brazil
Guiana Shield sedges white-sand savanna campinaranas Monocots

Abstract

Lagenocarpus (Cyperaceae) is a Neotropical genus and currently comprises 15 species. The genus has two centers of diversity: the rocky grasslands of the Brazilian Shield and the white-sand savannas of the Guiana Shield. In the Guiana Shield, its diversity is probably underestimated and the identifications of known species are frequently mistaken. Here, we describe a new Lagenocarpus species from the Guiana Shield distinguished from L. glomerulatus and L. pendulus mainly by its inflorescence, spikelets and fruit characters.

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How to Cite

Costa, S.M., Thomas, W.W., Hopkins, M.J.G. & Amaral, M.D.C.E.D. (2026) “To Zion”: Lagenocarpus vicentei sp. nov. (Cryptangieae, Cyperaceae) from northern South America and comments on the genus taxonomy. Phytotaxa 748 (1): 107–114. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.748.1.8