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16 September 2022 Novelties in the Anemia elegans Clade (Anemiaceae), with a New Species and Nothospecies from Brazil
Jovani B. S. Pereira, Maurício G. Nunes, Paulo H. Labiak
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Abstract

Anemia is one of the most diverse genera in Brazil, with about 60 species. Unlike many other ferns, species of Anemia are abundant in dry and rocky environments, with many of them being narrow endemics to the mountains of the Central Brazilian Cerrado. Besides its richness, several species of Anemia hybridize, and hybrids and polyploids are fairly common in the genus. During a field trip to the northernmost distribution of the Cerrado, we found an undescribed species that we describe herein – Anemia areniticola. We also describe a new hybrid, Anemia ×pirenopolitana, between two species in the Anemia elegans clade, which is the first record of a hybrid in this clade. We provide morphological descriptions and illustrations, and distribution maps for the new taxa, as well as comparisons with the most similar species. A key is also provided for the species in the Anemia elegans clade.

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Jovani B. S. Pereira, Maurício G. Nunes, and Paulo H. Labiak "Novelties in the Anemia elegans Clade (Anemiaceae), with a New Species and Nothospecies from Brazil," Systematic Botany 47(3), 840-845, (16 September 2022). https://doi.org/10.1600/036364422X16573019348364
Published: 16 September 2022
KEYWORDS
Center of diversity
Cerrado
Endemism
hybrid
leptosporangiate ferns
spore
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