Open AccessA new species of Hybanthus (Violaceae) from north‐eastern Brazil
Author(s) -
DE PAULASOUZA JULIANA,
SOUZA VINICIUS CASTRO
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
botanical journal of the linnean society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.872
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1095-8339
pISSN - 0024-4074
DOI - 10.1046/j.1095-8339.2003.00161.x
Subject(s) - violaceae , biology , petal , genus , botany , zoology
A new species of Hybanthus (Violaceae) from north‐eastern Brazil is described and illustrated. Hybanthus verrucosus Paula‐Souza is endemic to ‘caatingas’ of Bahia and Alagoas states and is very distinct from all other Brazilian species of the genus, for its anterior petal, which is covered with small wart‐like outgrowths. Other distinctive characteristics of the new species and its relationship with a closely related species ( H. atropurpureus (A.St.‐Hil.) Taub.) are discussed. © 2003 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society , 2003, 141 , 503–506.