New species of Sloanea (Elaeocarpaceae) from the Brazilian Cerrado

Abstract Sloanea petalata D. Sampaio & V.C. Souza is an endemic species known only from Mogi-Guaçu municipality, in the Cerrado of São Paulo state, Brazil. This new species shares some features with Sloanea garckeana K. Schum., differing mainly in the presence of petals, an uncommon characterist...

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Main Authors: Daniela Sampaio, Vinicius Castro Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
Series:Rodriguésia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2175-78602010000100004&lng=en&tlng=en