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Issue: Vol. 762 No. 1: 12 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-12
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.762.1.4
Page range: 51-64
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Novelties in Brazilian Lippia (Verbenaceae): two new species and two new synonyms

Escola Nacional de Botânica Tropical; Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro; R. Pacheco Leão 2040; 22460-036; Rio de Janeiro - RJ; Brazil
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Departamento de Botânica; Av. Carlos Chagas Filho 373; Cidade Universitária; CEP 21941-590; Rio de Janeiro; RJ; Brazil
Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais - Herbário SP; Av. Miguel Estéfano; 3687; CEP 04301-012; São Paulo; SP; Brazil
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora; Instituto de Ciências Biológicas; Departamento de Botânica; Herbário Leopoldo Krieger; Campus Universitário; Rua José Lourenço Kelmer; s/n - São Pedro; 36036-900; Juiz de Fora; MG; Brazil
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora; Instituto de Ciências Biológicas; Departamento de Botânica; Herbário Leopoldo Krieger; Campus Universitário; Rua José Lourenço Kelmer; s/n - São Pedro; 36036-900; Juiz de Fora; MG; Brazil
Eudicots Brazilian flora Glaziou Lantaneae Lippia diamantinensis Lippia glazioviana

Abstract

Lippia diamantinensis and L. glazioviana, described in Glaziou’s catalogue (1911), are considered not validly published. They represent distinct taxonomic entities within the genus and, in accordance with the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, are here formally described as new species: Lippia neodiamantinensis and L. neoglazioviana. The former is endemic to the Diamantina Plateau, Espinhaço Range, Minas Gerais state, and the second to the Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goiás state, both from Brazil. We provide descriptions, photographs, comparisons with morphologically similar species, a distribution map, and a preliminary conservation status assessment. Additionally, Verbena goyazensis and L. possensis are proposed as synonyms of L. herbacea and L. corymbosa, respectively.

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How to Cite

Cardoso, P.H., Trovó, M., Prado, J., Neto, L.M. & Salimena, F.R.G. (2026) Novelties in Brazilian Lippia (Verbenaceae): two new species and two new synonyms. Phytotaxa 762 (1): 51–64. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.762.1.4