Dorstenia triseriata (Moraceae) a new and endangered species from Brazil

By

Machado, Anderson
Fontella Pereira, Jorge
Carauta, Jorge Pedro Pereira, 1930-2013

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2014

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

38

Pages

31-35

Subjects

Atlantic rainforest , Dorsteniae , Neotropics , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.38.7086

 

Abstract

A new species of Moraceae is described, illustrated and compared to its close morphological relatives. Dorstenia triseriata presents similarities with Dorstenia turnerifolia but distinguished by size of peduncle, diameter of receptacle, number of bract rows, color of marginal bracts, and by an indistinct fringe on inflorescence. A conservation assessment based on IUCN criteria determines the new species to be vulnerable (VU).