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Issue: Vol. 192 No. 4: 15 January 2015
Type: Article
Published: 2015-01-15
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.192.4.6
Page range: 290–295
Abstract views: 14
PDF downloaded: 1

A new species of Hypericum (Hypericaceae) from Southern Brazil

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 91501-970, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 91501-970, Brazil.
Centro Universitário La Salle. Programa de Mestrado em Avaliação de Impactos Ambientais. Av. Victor Barreto, 2288, Canoas, 92010-000, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Atlantic Forest biome Hypericum austrobrasiliense taxonomy threatened species

Abstract

In this article we describe and illustrate Hypericum austrobrasiliense, a new species endemic to the grasslands of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biome and restricted to Southern Brazil. This distinctive species is classified as Endangered based on IUCN Red List criteria.