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Type: Article
Published: 2018-03-13
Page range: 47–52
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Dendrophorbium capixabense (Compositae, Senecioneae), a new species from Espírito Santo, Brazil

Instituto de Geografía, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Geografía, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Avenida Brasil 2241, 2362807 Valparaíso, Chile.
Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto de Biologia, Depto. de Botânica, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo s.n., Campus Universitário de Ondina, 40171-970, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Asteraceae Atlantic Forest Montanhas Capixabas taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Recent collection activities carried out in southern Espírito Santo State (Brazil) lead us to describe a new species of Dendrophorbium. It has been overlooked and misidentified as D. bradei or D. fruticosum until now. Morphological characters are provided to easily distinguish each other, as well as detailed pictures of the new species. It occurs in Atlantic ombrophilous dense forest remnants.