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Type: Article
Published: 2015-02-11
Page range: 115–124
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A new species of Allagoptera (Arecaceae) from the Cerrado of central Brazil

Departamento de Botânica, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Goiás, GO, Brazil
Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
anatomy conservation Federal District Goias Palmae palms

Abstract

A new species of Allagoptera from the Cerrado of central Brazil is described. The new species is distinguished by its solitary habit, open crown, and very long inflorescence rachis conspicuously curved at maturity. The new species, A. robusta, is compared morphologically and anatomically with A. campestris and A. leucocalyx.