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Issue: Vol. 773 No. 3: 9 Sept. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-09-09
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.773.3.3
Page range: 249-261
Abstract views: 36
PDF downloaded: 4

Taxonomic treatment of Brazilian Lorostemon (Clusiaceae)

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; Laboratório de Taxonomia Vegetal; Av. André Araújo; 2936; Petrópolis; 69067-375; Manaus; Amazonas; Brazil
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; Laboratório de Taxonomia Vegetal; Av. André Araújo; 2936; Petrópolis; 69067-375; Manaus; Amazonas; Brazil
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; Laboratório de Taxonomia Vegetal; Av. André Araújo; 2936; Petrópolis; 69067-375; Manaus; Amazonas; Brazil
Universidade Estadual do Amazonas; Av. Djalma Batista; 2470; Chapada; 69050010; Manaus; Amazonas; Brazil
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; Laboratório de Taxonomia Vegetal; Av. André Araújo; 2936; Petrópolis; 69067-375; Manaus; Amazonas; Brazil
Universidade Federal do Maranhão; Coordenação do Curso de Ciências Biológicas; Av. dos Portugueses 1966; Bacanga; 65080-805; São Luís; Maranhão; Brazil
Eudicots Amazon Forest diversity Neotropical Symphonieae

Abstract

Lorostemon Ducke is distributed in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana and Peru and Venezuela with five species: L. bombaciflorus Ducke, L. coelhoi Paula, L. colombianus Maguire, L. roseoviridis Ferr.-Silva & L. Marinho and L. stipitatus Maguire. In Brazil, it is restricted to the states of Amazonas, Pará and Rondônia in well-preserved areas of the Amazonia, usually associated with terra-firme environments. The need for reproductive structures limits identification, which is difficult based only on vegetative characteristics. The objective of this study is to provide the first taxonomic review for the genus in Brazil. We present here the first record of L. stipitatus in Brazil, as well as the first images of the plant in vivo. The taxonomic treatment consists of morphological descriptions of the species, identification key, phenological data, habitat, distribution map, taxonomic comments and images in vivo for each species.

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How to Cite

Ferreira-Silva, S.L., Hopkins, M.J.G., Mouzinho, T.D.M., Alves, E.V.F., Soares, M.D.L.D.C. & Marinho, L.C. (2026) Taxonomic treatment of Brazilian Lorostemon (Clusiaceae). Phytotaxa 773 (3): 249–261. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.773.3.3