Taxonomic revision of Mcvaughia W.R.Anderson (Malpighiaceae): notes on vegetative and reproductive anatomy and the description of a new species

By

Almeida, Rafael Felipe de
Reis Guesdon, Isabel
Pace, Marcelo
Strozi Alves Meira, Renata Maria

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

117

Pages

45-72

Subjects

Atlantic forest , Brazil , Caatinga , Malpighiales , neotropical flora

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.117.32207

 

Abstract

A taxonomic revision ofMcvaughiais presented, including the description of a new species from the state of Piauí, Brazil, and notes on wood, secondary phloem, leaf, and floral morpho-anatomy. We present a key to the species, full morphological descriptions, a distribution map, and notes on distribution, ecology, etymology, and conservation status for each species.