A new species of <i>Microstachys</i> (Euphorbiaceae) from Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goiás, Brazil
18 August 2015
da Silva, Marcos; Pscheidt, Allan; Cordeiro, InêsMicrostachys crassifolia a new species from Chapada dos Veadeiros region, in the State of Goias, central Brazil, is here described and illustrated. Its habit and general morphology resemble those of Microstachys nana Silva & Esser, an endemic species from the State of Paraná, southern Brazil. Both species are hemicryptophytes from grasslands, with a well developed underground system, glabrous leaves and reddish inflorescences and fruits, but M. crassifolia has fleshy leaves, without glands while M. nana has membranaceous leaves, with pateliform, submarginal glands.
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10.1111/njb.00896