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A new species of rooster coomb, Euploca decorticans (Heliotropiaceae), from the highlands of the state of Goias, Brazil

Journal

PHYTOTAXA
Volume 530, Issue 2, Pages 245-252

Publisher

MAGNOLIA PRESS
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.530.2.12

Keywords

Boraginaceae; Heliotropium; Cerrado; diversity; taxonomy; South America

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  1. Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Goias (FAPEG) [201810267001534]
  2. Companhia Brasileira de Aluminio (CBA) [201810267001534]
  3. Empresa Reservas Votorantim Ltda [201810267001534]
  4. Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) [307747/2019-0, 303860/2019-6]

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Euploca decorticans, a new species from a poorly collected mountain area in Goias state, Brazil, is described and illustrated in this study. It is morphologically similar to E. salicoides, with differences in height, growth aspect, leaf shape, trichome types, venation pattern, flower size, corolla shape, length, color, inflorescence length, fruit diameter, trichome types, and nutlet shapes. The distribution map, photos, and drawings of the new species are provided, as well as a discussion on its conservation status.
Euploca decorticans, is here described and illustrated as a new species from a heretofore poorly collected mountain area in Goias state, Brazil. It is most morphologically similar to E. salicoides, one of the most widely distributed taxa of the genus in Brazil but differs from that species in several features related to habit (height and growth aspect), leaves (shape, trichome types, and venation pattern), flowers (size, corolla shape, length, color), inflorescence (length), fruits (diameter and trichome types) and nutlets (shapes), among other features. We include a distribution map besides photos and drawings of the new species, and we also discuss its conservation status.

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