We present a new species, Turnera fasciculifolia, from the Jalapão region, the largest continuous protected area of Cerrado in Tocantins State, in central Brazil. The new species belongs to Turnera series Leiocarpae, and it can be recognized by the linear ericoid leaves with revolute margin, generally without extrafloral nectaries, and the basal leaves of the young axillary branches gathered in fascicles. We provide a description, illustrations, a distribution map, and a comparison with T. genistoides and T. revoluta, which also have ericoid leaves.
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8 December 2020
Turnera fasciculifolia (Turneraceae, Passifloraceae s. l.): A New Species From the Jalapão Region, Tocantins, Brazil
Lamarck Rocha,
Patrícia Luz Ribeiro,
Maria Mercedes Arbo
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Systematic Botany
Vol. 45 • No. 4
October–December 2020
Vol. 45 • No. 4
October–December 2020
Cerrado domain
conservation units
gen. Turnera ser. Leiocarpae
Malpighiales
taxonomy