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Type: Article
Published: 2016-11-08
Page range: 1–23
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Untangling the Amorimia rigida complex, a puzzling group of lianescent Malpighiaceae from Eastern Brazil

Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Av. Transnordestina s/n, 44036-900, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil.
Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Av. Transnordestina s/n, 44036-900, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil.
Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Av. Transnordestina s/n, 44036-900, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil. Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Km 16 Rodovia Ilhéus-Itabuna, 45622-900, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil. Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau, Herbário CEPEC, Km 22 Rodovia Ilhéus-Itabuna, 45600-970, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil.
Caatinga Floresta Atlântica Malpighiales Mascagnia Taxonomia Eudicots

Abstract

A proposal for the resolution of the Amorimia rigida complex is presented, including a new combination, three new species, and the redescription of A. rigida and A. velutina. The newly described and the re-established taxa are endemic to Eastern Brazil, and can be differentiated from A. rigida s.s. by details in the leaves, indumenta, floral, and fruit morphology. This study includes morphological descriptions for all taxa, along with an identification key, illustrations, a distribution map, conservation assessments, comments on ecology, nomenclature, and taxonomy, and a table comparing all species belonging to this complex.