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Type: Article
Published: 2017-08-11
Page range: 69–75
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A new species of Bernardia (Euphorbiaceae) from the Chapada Diamantina, Bahia State, Brazil

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Avenida Transnordestina s/n, Novo Horizonte, 44036-900, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil.
Instituto de Botânica, Secretaria do Meio Ambiente, Av. Miguel Stéfano, 3687, 04301-902, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Avenida Transnordestina s/n, Novo Horizonte, 44036-900, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil. Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Km 16 Rodovia Ilhéus–Itabuna, 45600-970, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil Herbário Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau, CEPEC, Km 22 Rodovia Ilhéus–Itabuna, 45650-000, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
Espinhaço Range Malpighiales South America xerophytic vegetation Eudicots

Abstract

This work describes and illustrates Bernardia hamadryadica, from the Chapada Diamantina, in northeastern Brazil. The new species is distinguished from the other species of the genus by the combination of the following characters: shrubby habit; young leaves and inflorescences usually produced on short shoots; membranaceous leaf laminas less than 6 cm long, with disk-shaped, slightly prominent glands on the abaxial surface; spiciform staminate inflorescences up to 1 cm long; entire style branches; and indumentum of simple trichomes.