Hiding in the Atlantic Forest: Leaf geometric morphometrics redefines endangered Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) sibling species and allows conservation strategies

Hiding in the Atlantic Forest: Leaf geometric morphometrics redefines endangered Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) sibling species and allows conservation strategies

ABSTRACT Aristolochia hypoglauca and A. paulistana (Aristolochiaceae) are two species that inhabit the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. They highly resemble each other especially on the size and overall shape of the caudate perianth, which causes confusion in herbaria determinations. We applied geometric...

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Main Authors: Joelcio Freitas, Elton John de Lírio, Favio González, André Vitor Suzuki, Anderson Alves-Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2024-02-01
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
Subjects:
Flora of Brazil
geometric morphometrics
leaf morphometrics
Piperales
threatened species
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