A new species of Pradosia (Sapotaceae) from Central Amazonia

Pradosia lahoziana is here described as new. It is known from four collections from wet lowland and non-flooded terra firme forests near Manaus in Central Amazonia. Illustrations are provided together with a comparison of the morphological differences with similar species.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Brittonia 2012-06, Vol.64 (2), p.139-142
Main Authors: Terra-Araujo, Mário Henrique, de Faria, Aparecida Donisete, Vicentini, Alberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Branches
Corolla
Flowers
Forest habitats
Forestry
Life Sciences
Lowland forests
Lowlands
New species
Petioles
Plant Anatomy/Development
Plant Ecology
Plant Physiology
Plant Sciences
Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Taxonomy
Tree trunks
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Pradosia lahoziana is here described as new. It is known from four collections from wet lowland and non-flooded terra firme forests near Manaus in Central Amazonia. Illustrations are provided together with a comparison of the morphological differences with similar species.
ISSN:0007-196X
1938-436X
DOI:10.1007/s12228-011-9220-2