A New Species of Macroditassa (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae) from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Macroditassa mantiqueirae, a new species of Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae from Minas Gerais, Brazil, is presented. It is morphologically related to M. lagoensis and M. marianae because of the presence of cucullate corona lobes. Macroditassa mantiqueirae can be distinguished from M. lagoensis and M. ma...

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Published in:Systematic botany 2011-01, Vol.36 (1), p.137-140
Main Authors: Matozinhos, Carolina N, Konno, Tatiana U. P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Apocynaceae
Atlantic Forest
Biodiversity
Biological taxonomies
Botany
Corolla
Flowers
Herbaria
Identification and classification
Inflorescences
Metastelmatinae
New species
Nomenclature
Petioles
plant morphology
Plant Taxonomy
Plants
Southeastern Brazil
Throat
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Summary:Macroditassa mantiqueirae, a new species of Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae from Minas Gerais, Brazil, is presented. It is morphologically related to M. lagoensis and M. marianae because of the presence of cucullate corona lobes. Macroditassa mantiqueirae can be distinguished from M. lagoensis and M. marianae by the presence of papillose corolla lobes, inner corona lobes cucullate, and by the inflexed apex of the outer lobes.
ISSN:0363-6445
1548-2324
DOI:10.1600/036364411X553225