A new Comanthera (Eriocaulaceae) from the Espinhaço Range, Minas Gerais, Brazil

• Published in: Brittonia Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 30 - 34
• Main Authors: Echternacht, Livia, Sano, Paulo Takeo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York New York Botanical Garden and Springer 01.03.2012; Springer-Verlag; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Bracts; Calyx; Earth Sciences; Flowering; Hyalin; Inflorescences; Life Sciences; New species; Paleontology; Pedicels; Petals; Plant Anatomy/Development; Plant Ecology; Plant Physiology; Plant Sciences; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Sciences of the Universe; Spathes; Taxonomy; Trichomes; Minas Gerais; IUCN Red List; endemism

We describe and illustrate the new species Comanthera brunnea (Eriocaulaceae: Paepalanthoideae). This species is endemic to the sandy fields of the campos rupestres of the northeastern Espinhaço range in Minas Gerais, Brazil. We compare it with Comanthera suberosa, the morphologically most similar s...