A new species of Eriotheca (Malvaceae, Bombacoideae) from coastal areas in northeastern Brazil

By

Carvalho-Sobrinho, Jefferson Guedes de
Mota, Aline Costa da
Dorr, Laurence J.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

167

Pages

31--43

Subjects

‘Bombacaceae’ , ‘embiruçú’ , endemism , plant taxonomy , restinga , Sandy soils

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.167.57840

 

Abstract

A new species ofEriotheca(Malvaceae, Bombacoideae) from coastal areas in the northeastern Brazilian states of Alagoas and Bahia is described and illustrated.Eriotheca alversoniiinhabits Atlantic coastal forest and is found principally on sandy soils in restinga vegetation. It is most similar morphologically toE. parvifolia. Both species have 3-foliolate leaves and short petioles on fertile branches, but the new species has smaller flowers, truncate to crenulate calyces, and smaller globose to subglobose capsules. The affinities ofE. alversoniito morphologically similar species and its phenology are discussed. A distribution map and preliminary assessment of its conservation status are provided.