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A new species of Neea (Pisonieae, Nyctaginaceae) from central and eastern Amazonia, Brazil, with a note on the typification of Neea ovalifolia

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Neea rubescens, a new species from central and eastern Amazonia, is described and its relationships are discussed based on morphological and spectral data. The species occurs in terra firme forests in the states of Amazonas and Pará. In addition to the description, a distribution map and notes on the taxonomy of the new species are provided, as well as a comparative table distinguishing morphologically similar species and an updated key for the 25 species of Neea known from Brazil. Finally, a second-step lectotype for the morphologically similar Neea ovalifolia is designated.

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Acknowledgements

This research was funded by a master's scholarship given by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, process 130954 / 2018-7). We thank the Postgraduate Program in Botany (PPGBOT-INPA) and the curators and staff of the IAN, IECOS, INPA, RB, MG, RB and FUEL herbaria for lending the samples. We also thank Ricardo Perdiz for kindly providing material and images of the new species; Douglas Daly and Gerardo A. Aymard C. for their valuable suggestions and comments on previous versions of the manuscript. The image of the isotype is courtesy of the C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium at The New York Botanical Garden (http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/vh/).

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    Daniel da Silva Costa & Mário Henrique Terra Araujo

  2. Departamento de Biologia Animal E Vegetal, Herbário da Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, PR 445, Km 380, Londrina, Paraná, CEP 86051-980, Brazil

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da Silva Costa, D., Sandoli Rossetto, E.F. & Terra Araujo, M.H. A new species of Neea (Pisonieae, Nyctaginaceae) from central and eastern Amazonia, Brazil, with a note on the typification of Neea ovalifolia. Brittonia 75, 307–317 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-023-09746-y

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