Lychnophora spiciformis (Asteraceae: Vernonieae), a new species from Bahia, Brazil

Autor(es)

Siniscalchi, Carolina Moriani ^[1] ; Loeuille, Benoit ^{[1, 2]} ; Semir, Joao ^[3] ; Pirani, Jose Rubens ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Bot, Rua Matao 277, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Pernambuco, Ctr Ciencias Biol, Dept Bot, CDU, R Prof Nelson Chaves S-N, BR-50670420 Recife, PE - Brazil

^[3] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Bot, CP 6109, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: PHYTOTAXA; v. 253, n. 1, p. 48-56, MAR 21 2016.
• Citações Web of Science: 3

Resumo

Lychnophora spiciformis, a new species from Brazil, is here described and illustrated. The new species is endemic to the Chapada Diamantina in Bahia, Northeastern Brazil. Lychnophora spiciformis is characterized by its pseudoterminal congested spike-like inflorescence of capitula or glomerules of capitula. The affinities of this species are discussed. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 13/18189-2 - Sistemática e evolução de Chrestinae (Compositae, Vernonieae)
• Beneficiário: Carolina Moriani Siniscalchi
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado