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Microstachys crassifolia sp. nov. (Euphorbiaceae) from Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goiás, Brazil
Author(s) -
Silva Marcos José,
Pscheidt Allan Carlos,
Cordeiro Inês
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/njb.00896
Subject(s) - biology , inflorescence , euphorbiaceae , habit , botany , endemism , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , psychology , psychotherapist
Microstachys crassifolia , a new species from Chapada dos Veadeiros region in the State of Goias, central Brazil, is here described and illustrated. Its habit and general morphology resembles that of M. nana Silva & Esser, an endemic species from the State of Paraná, southern Brazil. Both species are hemicryptophytes from grasslands, with a well‐developed underground system, glabrous leaves and reddish inflorescences and fruits, but M. crassifolia has fleshy leaves without glands while M. nana has membranaceous leaves with pateliform, submarginal glands.