Field studies and examination of herbarium specimens have led to a taxonomic revision of the Casearia ulmifolia Vahl ex Vent. complex (Salicaceae). A new species circumscription is presented for C. ulmifolia, C. cotticensis Uittien is reestablished, and one new species, C. murceana R. Marquete & Mansano, is described from Pará, Brazil. Morphological descriptions, a taxonomic key, geographical distributions, diagnostic characteristics of the species, and illustrations are provided.
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30 November 2012
Taxonomic Revision of the Casearia ulmifolia Complex (Salicaceae)
Ronaldo Marquete,
Vidal de F. Mansano
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Brazil
Casearia
Flacourtiaceae
IUCN Red List
Pará
Salicaceae
South America