Cissus xerophila (Vitaceae), a new species from the xerophytic vegetation of northeastern Minas Gerais, Brazil. Brittonia 56: 288–290. 2004.—A new species of Vitaceae is described and illustrated: Cissus xerophila, a simple-leaved species similar to C. verticillata (L.) Nicolson & C. E. Jarvis and related species. A key to the group in South America is presented.