Three new species of Justicia (Acanthaceae), J. montealegrensis, J. multiglandulosa, and J. paraensis from the Brazilian Amazon, discovered during the preparation of a taxonomic treatment of genus for the state of Pará, are herein described and illustrated. Their geographic distribution, habitat, preliminary conservation status, taxonomic comments, line drawings, photo plates, and comparison of diagnostic morphological characters with those of similar taxa are also provided.
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11 August 2021
Three New Species of Justicia (Acanthaceae) from the Brazilian Amazon
Fabio Araújo Da Silva,
André Dos Santos Bragança Gil,
Camila Fernandes Barra,
Cíntia Kameyama
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Systematic Botany
Vol. 46 • No. 2
April–June 2021
Vol. 46 • No. 2
April–June 2021
Amazon Rainforest
conservation
Endemism
Justicieae
taxonomy