<i>Kielmeyera fatimae</i>(Calophyllaceae): A New Species from Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo, Brazil

Trad, Rafaela Jorge; Bittrich, Volker; Amaral, Maria do Carmo Estanislau do

doi:10.3417/2018039

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“…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).…”

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

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Negrão²,

Sano³

et al. 2021

Pl. Ecol. Evol.

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Background – Studies of neotropical Monimiaceae revealed a new species of Mollinedia endemic to the state of Espírito Santo, eastern Brazil. In this study, we describe, illustrate, and compare the new species with related taxa. In addition, ecological comments and extinction risk assessment of the new species are provided.Methods – This study was based on herbarium material and field work observations. The risk of extinction assessment follows the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species’ Criteria and Categories and the latest version of the IUCN Guidelines.Results – Mollinedia ruschii sp. nov. has habitat specificity with few individuals recorded, mainly in the Estação Biológica de Santa Lúcia, a protected area created by Augusto Ruschi, a Brazilian naturalist and researcher, to whom we dedicate the name of the new species. Phytosociological and forest dynamics studies and intensive field work in the area where the species occurs, enabled the detection of the decline of mature individuals in previous decades. Following the IUCN Red List criteria, the species is assessed as Critically Endangered.

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