Borreria apodiensis (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae), a new species from Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

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Authors

Elnatan Bezerra de Souza · State University of Vale do Acaraú

Laila M. Miguel · National University of the Northeast

Elsa L. Cabral · National University of the Northeast

Álvaro Nepomuceno · State University of Vale do Acaraú

Maria Iracema Bezerra Loiola · Universidade Federal do Ceará

Abstract

A new species of Borreria (Rubiaceae) from Chapada do Apodi in northeastern Brazil is described and illustrated. A distribution map, illustrations, a conservation assessment, a key to morphologically similar taxa and images of the seeds and pollen grains are provided.

Topics & Keywords

Plant Diversity and Evolution Plant and animal studies Plant Parasitism and Resistance

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: Acta Botanica Brasilica

Volume 30, Issue 2, pp. 283-289

DOI: 10.1590/0102-33062016abb0014

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