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Issue: Vol. 452 No. 1: 8 July 2020
Type: Article
Published: 2020-07-08
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.452.1.10
Page range: 99–103
Abstract views: 30
PDF downloaded: 1

Myrcia guedesiae (Myrtaceae), a new species  from the Atlantic Forest of 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 Federal da Bahia, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Botânica, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo s.n., campus Universitário de Ondina, 40171-970, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Myrteae Neotropics restinga taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Myrcia guedesiae, a new species from the Atlantic Forest of South of Bahia State, is described and illustrated. Morphologically, the new species belongs to Myrcia sect. Aulomyrcia and is apparently related to M. hirtiflora and M. racemosa, differing in its leaves, inflorescences branches, number of flowers, hypanthium and calyx lobes on fruits.