Solanum confertiflorum (Solanaceae), a new species for the Cyphomandra clade, is described and illustrated. The species is endemic to Bahia state, in Brazil, restricted to few localities, inhabiting seasonal forests and outcrops in the Caatinga biome. It is morphologically related to S. luridifuscescens, sharing the papillose anthers without swollen connectives, but distinguished by the forked cymes with flowers congested at the apex, swollen calyx with shorter lobes, as well as shorter, sessile stamens. The morphology, geographic distribution, ecology, and conservation status are discussed and a key for the Brazilian species without swollen connectives belonging to the Cyphomandra clade is presented.
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8 December 2020
Solanum confertiflorum (Solanaceae), a New Species from Brazil for the Cyphomandra Clade
Joao Renato Stehmann,
Daniela Melo Garcia de Oliveira,
Francisco Romário Tabosa
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Systematic Botany
Vol. 45 • No. 4
October–December 2020
Vol. 45 • No. 4
October–December 2020
Caatinga
Endemism
identification key