Simira robusta (Rubiaceae, Condamineeae), a new species from the Atlantic Rainforest of south-eastern Brazil

Luciano Ferreira Margalho (1) , Geovane de Souza Siqueira (2) , Piero G. Delprete (3, 4) , Milton Groppo (1)

1 USP - Universidade de São Paulo = University of São Paulo
2 Herbario Reserva Nat Vale
3 UMR AMAP - Botanique et Modélisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des Végétations
4 Herbier de Guyane - IRD

Simira robusta (Rubiaceae), a new species from the Atlantic Rainforest of the Espírito Santo state, south-eastern Brazil, is here described and illustrated, and compared with similar species. It most resembles S. grazielae, from which it differs by the larger inflorescences, antrorse pubescent flowers and fruits, and by its larger fruits. Its habitat and conservation status are discussed. A key to the species of Simira from Espírito Santo state is provided.

Mots clés: Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest; Espirito Santo; Endangered species; Endemism; New species; Tabuleiro formation; Taxonomy; Eudicots; Brazil; Rubiaceae; Simira robusta

Domaines: Biodiversité et Ecologie; Botanique; Ecosystèmes; Systématique, phylogénie et taxonomie

Luciano Ferreira Margalho, Geovane de Souza Siqueira, Piero G. Delprete, Milton Groppo. Simira robusta (Rubiaceae, Condamineeae), a new species from the Atlantic Rainforest of south-eastern Brazil. Phytotaxa, 2017, 299 (1), pp.118-124. ⟨10.11646/phytotaxa.299.1.10⟩. ⟨hal-01852067⟩