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Issue: Vol. 751 No. 2: 15 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-15
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.751.2.2
Page range: 65-71
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Thaumatophyllum calcicola a new deciduous species of Araceae from limestone outcrops in Brazilian Cerrado

Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais, Rua da Prainha 1326, Barreiras, BA, Brazil
Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Pacheco Leão 915, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Pacheco Leão 915, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais, Rua da Prainha 1326, Barreiras, BA, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Avenida Transnordestina s/n, Feira de Santana, BA, Brazil
Central Brazilian Savanna Karst habitat Western Bahia Philodendron subg. Meconostigma Monocots

Abstract

Thaumatophyllum calcicola, a new species of Araceae restricted to limestone outcrop vegetation within the Brazilian Cerrado (savanna) in the western region of the state of Bahia, is described and illustrated, and compared with the morphologically similar species Thaumatophyllum speciosum.

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How to Cite

Pereira, A., Sakuragui, C.M., Coelho, M.A.N. & Rando, J.G. (2026) Thaumatophyllum calcicola a new deciduous species of Araceae from limestone outcrops in Brazilian Cerrado. Phytotaxa 751 (2): 65–71. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.751.2.2