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- Title
Notes on Astronium Jacq. (Anacardiaceae), including a dwarf new species from the Brazilian Shield.
- Authors
Mitchell, John; Daly, Douglas
- Abstract
A review of Astronium s.l. revealed a new species in section Astronium that is unusual because of its dwarf habit, presence of foliose bracts on the inflorescence, and sub-basal ovule placentation. Currently available collections suggest a disjunct distribution between the Brazilian states of Goiás and Rondônia and the northeastern part of the Bolivian department of Santa Cruz, but all on the Brazilian Shield. The new species is formally described and named as Astronium pumilum. The generic limits and morphological attributes of the sections of the genus are discussed, and a key to the known species is presented. A synopsis or revision of the genus is being prepared pending results from molecular systematic studies.
- Subjects
MYRACRODRUON; CERRADO plants; TAXONOMY; ULTRABASIC rocks; PLANT species; OVULES
- Publication
Brittonia, 2017, Vol 69, Issue 4, p457
- ISSN
0007-196X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12228-017-9506-0