Open AccessA new species of Cupania sect. Trigonocarpus (Sapindaceae) from Brazil
Author(s) -
SOMNER GENISE VIEIRA,
FERRUCCI MARIA SILVIA
Publication year - 2004
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 - 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2004.00317.x
Subject(s) - sapindaceae , biology , atlantic forest , vegetation (pathology) , sect , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , botany , medicine , pathology
A new Brazilian species of Cupania L., C. ludowigii Somner et Ferrucci, is described and illustrated. The species is restricted to Bahia and south‐east Brazil, grows in the Atlantic forest and in the gallery forests crossing the ‘campo rupestre’ vegetation. Diagnostic characters, description, detailed illustration and taxonomic comments are given. Its relationship with C. emarginata is discussed. © 2004 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society , 2004, 146 , 217–221.