Eugenia ruschiana (Myrtaceae), a new species from southeastern Brazilian Atlantic forest

Abstract

Eugenia ruschiana, collected in the montane Atlantic forest of Espírito Santo state, is described, illustrated and compared with E. itacarensis, from which it differs mostly through the smaller size and shape of the bracteoles and calyx lobes, as well as, by its distinct geographic distribution. We also assess its conservation status and the species was considered endangered.

Mollinedia ruschii (Monimiaceae, Mollinedioideae), a new Critically Endangered species microendemic to the Atlantic rainforest, eastern Brazil

“…This area is also rich in species of several other plant groups and several new species have been described in recent years (e.g. Bünger et al 2016;Goldenberg & Kollmann 2016;Oliveira et al 2016;Alves-Araújo & Mônico 2017;Moraes & Vergne 2017;Sobral et al 2017;Trad et al 2018;Flores et al 2019).…”