Genlisea hawkingii (Lentibulariaceae), a new species from Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Author(s)

Silva, Saura Rodrigues ^[1] ; Plachno, Bartosz Jan ^[2] ; Medeiros Carvalho, Samanta Gabriela ^[1] ; Oliveira Miranda, Vitor Fernandes ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Sao Paulo State Univ, Sch Agr & Vet Sci, Lab Plant Systemat, Unesp, Jaboticabal, SP - Brazil

^[2] Jagiellonian Univ Krakow, Fac Biol, Inst Bot, Dept Plant Cytol & Embryol, Krakow - Poland

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: PLoS One; v. 15, n. 1 JAN 15 2020.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

Genlisea hawkingii, which is a new species of Genlisea subgen. Tayloria (Lentibulariaceae) from cerrado in southwest Brazil, is described and illustrated. This species has been found in only one locality thus far, in the Serra da Canastra, which is located in the Delfinopolis municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The new species is morphologically similar to Genlisea violacea and G. flexuosa, but differs from them in having a corolla with a conical and curved spur along with sepals with an acute apex and reproductive organs that only have glandular hairs. Moreover, it is similar to G. uncinata's curved spur. G. hawkingii is nested within the subgen. Tayloria Glade as a sister group to all the other species of this subgenus. Therefore, both morphological and phylogenetic results strongly support G. hawkingiias a new species in the subgen. Tayloria. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 18/02285-6 - Comparative genomics and molecular evolution of carnivorous plants of the genus Utricularia (Lentibulariaceae)
• Grantee: Saura Rodrigues da Silva
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral