Two new species of Marcetia (Marcetia paganuccii and M. cardosoana) are described and compared with their closely related species. The two new species were found exclusively in mountainous areas of the Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil. Illustrations, distribution maps, conservation status and SEM photographs of leaves and seeds for both species are provided.
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1 October 2013
Two New Species of Marcetia (Melastomataceae) from the Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil
Andrea Karla A. Santos,
Angela B. Martins,
Tânia Regina S. Silva
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Systematic Botany
Vol. 38 • No. 3
July 2013
Vol. 38 • No. 3
July 2013
campo rupestre
Endemism
Melastomeae
taxonomy