Lantana caudata (Verbenaceae), a new species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Author(s)

Cardoso, Pedro Henrique ^{[1, 2]} ; Neto, Luiz Menini ^{[1, 2]} ; Cabral, Andressa ^[3] ; Goncalves Salimena, Fatima Regina ^{[1, 2]}

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Fed Juiz de Fora, Inst Ciencias Biol, Dept Bot, BR-36036900 Juiz De Fora, MG - Brazil

^[2] Inst Ciencias Biol, Dept Bot, Programa Posgrad Ecol, BR-36036900 Juiz De Fora, MG - Brazil

^[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Bot, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: PHYTOTAXA; v. 424, n. 3, p. 191-196, NOV 20 2019.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

Lantana caudata, a new species of Verbenaceae, endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest is described and illustrated. It is a tall shrub, characterized by the presence of pedicellate glandular trichomes on all parts of the plant; branches conspicuously prickly; lanceolate to elliptical leaves, with obtuse to cuneate base and caudate apex; peduncle long; and yellow, red or orange corolla. This species occurs in the transition between dense rainforest and inselbergs in Espirito Santo and between the same type of forest and campos de altitude in Minas Gerais. We discuss the diagnostic characters, morphological affinities and conservation status, and present a distribution map and illustration. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/09447-9 - Phylogeny and biogeography of the Barbacenia inselbergs clade (Velloziaceae)
• Grantee: Andressa Cabral
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master