Ocotea grandifructa (Lauraceae.), a Novelty from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Author(s)

Assis, Leandro C. S. ^[1] ; Santos, Matheus F. ^[2]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Inst Ciencias Biol, Dept Bot, BR-31270901 Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Bot, Lab Sistemat Vegetal, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: NOVON; v. 22, n. 3, p. 265-270, MAY 2013.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

In this taxonomic contribution, a new species of Lauraceae, Ocotea grandifructa L. C. S. Assis \& M. F. Santos, from the Brazilian Atlantic forest in Minas Gerais State, is presented. Following the diagnostic criterion for species delimitation, in which a species is delimited by an exclusive feature or an exclusive combination of morphological features, the new species differs from other dioecious species in Ocotea Aubl. by presenting branchlets with rhythmic growth, chartaceous leaf laminas, deciduous perianth at fruit maturity, cupules with a single margin, and large, ovoid fruits. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 10/09473-0 - Revision, phylogeny and biogeography of the clade Myrcia pulchra Group (Myrcia s.l., Myrtaceae)
• Grantee: Matheus Fortes Santos
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 10/08382-1 - Homology of Microsporangia in Neotropical Lauraceae: Ontogeny, Phylogeny and Evolution
• Grantee: Leandro Cézanne de Souza Assis
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral