Chromolucuma brevipedicellata (Sapotaceae, Chrysophylloideae), a new tree species from central Amazonia, Brazil

: A new species from central Amazonia, Chromolucuma brevipedicellata (Sapotaceae, Chrysophylloideae) is described and illustrated. It occurs in terra firme (non-flooded) forests near Manaus, Brazil. We compare C. brevipedicellata to similar species in terms of diagnostic morphology, as well as near-...

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Published inBrittonia Vol. 73; no. 2; pp. 211 - 219
Main Authors da Cruz Vasconcelos, Caroline, Ferraz, Isolde Dorothea Kossmann, Adrianzén, Marisabel Ureta, Camargo, José Luís Campana, Terra-Araujo, Mário Henrique
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 2021
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Identification keys
Infrared spectra
Life Sciences
Morphology
Near infrared radiation
New species
Original Research
Plant Anatomy/Development
Plant Ecology
Plant Physiology
Plant Sciences
Plant species
Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Sapotaceae
Brazil
NIRS
Amazonia
terra firme forests
taxonomy
Ericales
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Summary:: A new species from central Amazonia, Chromolucuma brevipedicellata (Sapotaceae, Chrysophylloideae) is described and illustrated. It occurs in terra firme (non-flooded) forests near Manaus, Brazil. We compare C. brevipedicellata to similar species in terms of diagnostic morphology, as well as near-infrared spectral differences of the leaves, and provide, an identification key for its distinction. Although the new species is common in the permanent plots of the Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico Projeto Dinâmica Biológica de Fragmentos Florestais, it has a narrow distribution and is assessed as being endangered following criteria of the IUCN Red List.
ISSN:0007-196X
1938-436X
DOI:10.1007/s12228-021-09663-y