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Solanum knappiae sp. nov. (Solanaceae) from the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil
Author(s) -
Sampaio Valéria Silva,
Fátima Agra Maria
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.01102
Subject(s) - calyx , biology , pedicel , solanum , botany , solanaceae , conservation status , stamen , ecology , habitat , biochemistry , gene , pollen
While preparing a taxonomic survey of the species of Solanum in the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil, a new species, here described as Solanum knappiae Agra & Sampaio, was recognized based on its distinctive morphology. It is a member of Solanum sect. Geminata and is most similar to S. bahianum , from which it differs by its geographic distribution and by having glabrous young stems and leaves, smaller corollas and stamens, cuspidate calyx lobes, and pedicels with a constriction at the distal end that becomes swollen in the fruit. The new species is described and illustrated here, and comments on its distribution and conservation status are included.