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Issue: Vol. 782 No. 1: 28 Oct. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-10-28
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.782.1.7
Page range: 89-94
Abstract views: 24
PDF downloaded: 1

Faramea spiralis (Rubiaceae: Coussareeae), a new species from the Atlantic Forest in Bahia, northeastern Brazil

Programa de Pós-graduação em Biossistemas; Centro de Formação em Ciências Agroflorestais; Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia; Praça José Bastos; s/n; 45600-923; Itabuna; Bahia; Brazil
Programa de Pós-graduação em Biossistemas; Centro de Formação em Ciências Agroflorestais; Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia; Praça José Bastos; s/n; 45600-923; Itabuna; Bahia; Brazil; Centro de Formação em Ciências Agroflorestais; Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia and Herbarium CEPEC; Km 29 da Rod. BR 415; Ilhéus-Itabuna; 45604-811; Itabuna; Bahia; Brazil
endemism floristics ombrophilous forest taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Faramea spiralis is here described and illustrated, and its conservation status was assessed. The new species differs from others by the combination of a white corolla with reflexed, tardily spiraled lobes and a calyx with filiform lobes that are two or more times longer than the tube. The conservation status is provisionally assessed as Vulnerable (VU). It is known only from Atlantic Forest, in Bahia, northeastern Brazil.

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How to Cite

Santos, J.S. & Jardim, J.G. (2026) Faramea spiralis (Rubiaceae: Coussareeae), a new species from the Atlantic Forest in Bahia, northeastern Brazil. Phytotaxa 782 (1): 89–94. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.782.1.7