Pradosia restingae sp. nov. from the Atlantic forest, Brazil

Pradosia restingae Terra‐Araujo, a new species of Sapotaceae (Chrysophylloideae) from the Brazilian Atlantic forest is described and illustrated. It is only known from the southern coast of the State Rio Grande do Norte and is likely restricted to the coastal sand dune ecosystem, locally known as th...

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Published in:Nordic journal of botany 2013-08, Vol.31 (4), p.437-441
Main Authors: Terra‐Araujo, Mário Henrique, de Faria, Aparecida Donisete, Alves‐Araujo, Anderson, Alves, Marccus
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Conservation
dune sand
forests
new species
Sapotaceae
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Summary:Pradosia restingae Terra‐Araujo, a new species of Sapotaceae (Chrysophylloideae) from the Brazilian Atlantic forest is described and illustrated. It is only known from the southern coast of the State Rio Grande do Norte and is likely restricted to the coastal sand dune ecosystem, locally known as the restinga forest, from which the epithet is derived. The species is naturally common, but due the low number of known subpopulations we assign P. restingae a preliminary conservation status of ‘Endangered’ (EN).
ISSN:0107-055X
1756-1051
DOI:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2012.01724.x