Persea quarciticola (Lauraceae), a new species from Espírito Santo, Brazil

Persea is a genus of Lauraceae with about 101 accepted species from the Americas and another two from the Macaronesian Islands and the Azores. The New World species occur in subtropical to tropical regions from sea level to ca. 4000 m. Recent field work in southeastern Brazil, as well as the study o...

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Published in:Brittonia 2024, Vol.76 (1), p.10-18
Main Authors: de Moraes, Pedro Luís Rodrigues, Brotto, Marcelo Leandro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Geographical distribution
Lauraceae
Life Sciences
Mountains
New species
Original Research
Persea
Plant Anatomy/Development
Plant Ecology
Plant Physiology
Plant Sciences
Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Tropical environment
Tropical environments
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Summary:Persea is a genus of Lauraceae with about 101 accepted species from the Americas and another two from the Macaronesian Islands and the Azores. The New World species occur in subtropical to tropical regions from sea level to ca. 4000 m. Recent field work in southeastern Brazil, as well as the study of 1432 collections of Brazilian Persea , revealed a new species that we describe here as Persea quarciticola . The new species belongs to Persea subg. Eriodaphne . It is restricted to the ‘morros de sal’ (mountains of quartz) of Vargem Alta, Espírito Santo, between 600 and 800 m. We provide a complete description of the new species, including illustrations, a distribution map, and discussion on its putative relationships within the genus.
ISSN:0007-196X
1938-436X
DOI:10.1007/s12228-024-09782-2