Kielmeyera aureovinosa (Calophyllaceae): a new species from the Atlantic Rainforest in highlands of Rio de Janeiro state
Kielmeyera aureovinosa M. Gomes is a tree of the Atlantic Rainforest, endemic to the highlands of Rio de Janeiro state, occurring in riverine forest. The new species is distinguished in the genus by having a wine colored stem with metallic luster, peeling, with golden bands: it differs from other species of Kielmeyera section Callodendron by having leaves with sparse resinous corpuscles and flowers with ciliate margined sepals and petals. This paper provides a description of the species, illustrations and digital images; morphological and palynological features of Kielmeyera section Callodendron species are discussed and compared.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
2012
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2175-78602012000400027 |
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