Sida uniaristata , a new species of Sida sect. Sidae L. from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, is described. Morphologically, the new species is characterized by having 1-awnedmericarps, whereas in the remaining species of the genus the mericarps are always 2-awned, muticous, or rostrate. Comments about the geographic distribution, conservation status, and morphological affinities of S. uniaristata, as well as images and a key to the new species and similar taxa within Sida sect. Sidae, are provided.
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5 February 2019
Sida uniaristata, a New Species of Sida sect. Sidae L. (Malvaceae, Malvoideae) from Brazil
Vania Nobuko Yoshikawa,
Marília Cristina Duarte,
Victor Martins Gonçalez
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Systematic Botany
Vol. 44 • No. 1
February 2019
Vol. 44 • No. 1
February 2019
Atlantic forest
Eastern Brazil
taxonomy