<i></i>Updates in <i>Lycianthes </i>(Solanaceae): a new species from Brazil, notes on taxonomy, and a key to identification of Brazilian species
28 August 2018
Costa-Silva, Rafael; Agra, MariaDuring studies of the genus Lycianthes as part of the taxonomic treatment of the Brazilian Flora, a new species, Lycianthes bitteri Costa-Silva & Agra, was recognized for Bahia State, which is described and illustrated here. It is member of Lycianthes subg. Polymeris and related to L. pauciflora (Vahl) Bitter and L. cearaensis Bitter, from which it differs by having petioles depressed adaxially, calyx with linear appendices in two series, radiate and widely spreading, ovary somewhat conical, and indument composed of a mix of dendritic and stellate trichomes. Comments on its distribution, conservation status, and affinities with other Lycianthes are discussed. Additionally, four new synonyms and a lectotypification are proposed, and a key to the Brazilian Lycianthes species is presented.