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Type: Article
Published: 2020-07-15
Page range: 217–223
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A new species of Philodendron (Araceae) from an enclave of Atlantic rainforest in Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Centro de Ciências Humanas e Naturais, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Taxonomia de Fanerógamas, Avenida Fernando Ferrari 514, Goiabeiras, CEP 29075-910, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brasil.
aroids conservation Jequitinhonha taxonomy Monocots

Abstract

During a field expedition in the Reserva Biológica da Mata Escura, an enclave of Atlantic Rainforest in Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil, a remarkable new species of Philodendron was found. Here the new species is described, illustrated and compared to morphologically close species.