A new species of Cordia (Cordiaceae) for the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Authors

  • Elsie Franklin Guimarães Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
  • Neusa Taroda Ranga Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
  • José Iranildo Miranda de Melo Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Departamento de Biologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/ajbm.2402

Keywords:

Boraginales, Cordiaceae, Gerascanthus, South America, taxonomy

Abstract


A new species of the genus Cordia (Cordiaceae), C. kuhlmannii E.F. Guim., N.T. Ranga & J.I.M. Melo, for the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil is described and illustrated. The species, belonging to the section Gerascanthus is characterized mainly by irregular calyx lobes, corolla with narrow tube, stamens with glabrate bases and long branches of the style.

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Published

2016-06-30

How to Cite

Franklin Guimarães, E., Taroda Ranga, N., & Iranildo Miranda de Melo, J. (2016). A new species of Cordia (Cordiaceae) for the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Anales Del Jardín Botánico De Madrid, 73(1), e034. https://doi.org/10.3989/ajbm.2402

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