Goeppertia mendesiana sp.nov. (Marantaceae) from Bahia, Brazil, with a key to the species of Goeppertia with ornamented leaves in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil

4 August 2017

Saka, Mariana; Popovkin, Alex

Goeppertia mendesiana, a new species from the Atlantic Forest of Bahia, Brazil, is described and illustrated. It resembles G. widgrenii (Körn.) Borchs. & Suárez, but differs from that species by its villose petioles and peduncles (vs. glabrous in G. widgrenii) and by the absence of bracteoles and interphylls, a rare feature in the genus. The ecology, distribution and conservation status of the new species is presented, along with a key to the species of Goeppertia with ornamented leaves in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil.

10.1111/njb.01624