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Issue: Vol. 748 No. 1: 19 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-19
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.748.1.9
Page range: 115-120
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Daphnopsis flavicarpa, a new species of Thymelaeaceae from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia de Fungos, Algas e Plantas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Universitário Professor João Davi Ferreira Lima, Rua Engenheiro Agrônomo Andrei Christian Ferreira, Trindade, 88040-900, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Km 16 Rodovia Ilhéus-Itabuna, 45600-970, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais, Avenida Miguel Estefno, São Paulo, 04301-902, São Paulo, Brazil
Departamento de Botânica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Universitário Professor João Davi Ferreira Lima, Rua Engenheiro Agrônomo Andrei Christian Ferreira, Trindade, 88040-900, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
hotspot Malvales new taxon plant morphology taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of Daphnopsis subg. Daphnopsis (Thymelaeaceae) from the Atlantic Forest of Bahia, Espírito Santo, and Minas Gerais states in Brazil, is here described. This new taxon is morphologically related to other Brazilian species of this subgenus, such as D. brasiliensis and D. pseudosalix, differing from these two by having flowers with an elongate hypanthium, 6–8 mm long (vs. 1.5–2.5 mm long), and yellow to orange mature drupes (vs. white). A detailed morphological description with taxonomic, habitat, and phenology notes is presented. Moreover, we provide a photographic plate, geographic distribution map, and an identification key to Brazilian species of D. subg. Daphnopsis.

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How to Cite

Goulart, G., Amorim, A.M., Rossi, L. & Fiaschi, P. (2026) Daphnopsis flavicarpa, a new species of Thymelaeaceae from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Phytotaxa 748 (1): 115–120. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.748.1.9