A new species from the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil, Jacquemontia atlantica, is described and illustrated. A distribution map, karyological characters, and an identification key for the species of that genus found in the Atlantic Forest are also provided, and its informal conservation status is assessed according to IUCN criteria. Its relationships with Jacquemontia glaucescens and other morphologically close species are discussed.
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16 September 2022
A New Jacquemontia (Convolvulaceae) Species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Silmara Nepomuceno,
Felipe Nollet,
Maria Teresa Buril
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Systematic Botany
Vol. 47 • No. 3
July–September 2022
Vol. 47 • No. 3
July–September 2022
biodiversity
Brazilian flora
climbing plants
morning glory
taxonomy