Borreria apodiensis (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae), a new species from Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Borreria apodiensis (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae), a new species from Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ABSTRACT A new species of Borreria (Rubiaceae) from Chapada do Apodi in northeastern Brazil is described and illustrated. A distribution map, illustrations, a conservation assessment, a key to morphologically similar taxa and images of the seeds and pollen grains are provided.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Elnatan Bezerra de Souza, Laila Mabel Miguel, Elsa Leonor Cabral, Francisco Álvaro Almeida Nepomuceno, Maria Iracema Bezerra Loiola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2016-01-01
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
Subjects:
Caatinga
northeastern Brazil
pollen grains
Rubioideae
seeds
semiarid
taxonomy
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