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Three new species of Sloanea L. (Elaeocarpaceae) from the Central Amazon, Brazil

2012; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 35; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1806-99592012000100012

1806-9959

Amanda Shirléia Pinheiro Boeira, Alberto Vicentini, José Eduardo Lahoz da Silva Ribeiro,

Botany and Plant Ecology Studies

Three new species of Sloanea L. are recognized based on specimens collected in the Adolpho Ducke Forest Reserve. These new species are morphologically distinct from other Sloanea in the Neotropics in terms of their vegetative and reproductive characters. The Ducke Reserve contains a total of 18 species of Sloanea, and the species closest to these new taxa occur there. Morphological descriptions and illustrations are provided, together with comments concerning morphological similarities with other species, as well as their geographic distributions and their phenologies.