Persea pumila, a new species of Lauraceae from a Brazilian high-altitude grassland is described and illustrated. The new species belongs to Persea subg. Eriodaphne. It is distinguished from other neotropical Persea species by the shrubby habit in combination with obovate, glabrous, abaxially papillose leaves densely overlapping each other, glabrous inflorescences, and sparsely pubescent flowers. Its morphological distinctiveness and its relationships with probable allied species are discussed.
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23 April 2014
Persea pumila (Lauraceae), a New Species from the Brazilian “Serra da Mantiqueira” Mountain Range
Pedro L. R. de Moraes,
Renato S. Pacheco,
Leonardo D. Meireles
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Systematic Botany
Vol. 39 • No. 2
May 2014
Vol. 39 • No. 2
May 2014
Atlantic Rain Forest
Brazil
high-altitude grasslands
Persea subg. Eriodaphne
taxonomy