Two new species of Athenaea Sendtn. (Solanaceae) from the Atlantic forests of south-eastern Brazil

Authors: Martins da Costa Rodrigues, Izabella Country: Brazil DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.178.64609 Published: Jan. 1, 2021 Source: PhytoKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Alto da Serra · Topics: Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, Plant and animal studies

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Two new species of Athenaea Sendtn. (Solanaceae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest are described and illustrated. Athenaea altoserranae I.M.C. Rodrigues & Stehmann, sp. nov. from the Serra do Mar range, in São Paulo State and Athenaea hunzikeriana I.M.C. Rodrigues & Stehmann, sp. nov. from a restricted area in the north-eastern region of Minas Gerais State and the southern part of Bahia State. Both species have brown to purple-brown or purple mature fruits, a character not found in other species of Athenaea. Descriptions, illustrations, complete specimen citations and maps of both species are provided. A dichotomous key to all species of Athenaea is also presented.

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