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Type: Article
Published: 2017-06-23
Page range: 77–84
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Two new endemic species of Caraipa (Calophyllaceae) from the Central Amazon Basin, Amazonas State, Brazil

Museu da Amazônia, MUSA, Avenida Margarida, s.n., Cidade de Deus, 69099-415, Manaus, AM, Brazil. Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia e Recursos Naturais, Av. Djalma Batista, 3586, Flores, Manaus, AM, Brasil.
R. Mario de Nucci, 500, 13083-290 Campinas, SP, Brasil.
Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Rua Monteiro Lobato, 255, 13083-862, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
Amazon endemic flora taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Two new species of Caraipa (Calophyllaceae) are described and illustrated: Caraipa glabra and C. iracemensis. Both species are known only from the municipality of Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas state, Brazil. They both occur on patches of white-sand vegetation and they are locally abundant. Caraipa glabra is a small tree and can be distinguished from other Caraipa species by the complete absence of hairs on the leaf lamina, pedicel and fruits. Caraipa iracemensis is morphologically similar to C. grandifolia and C. caespitosa, and can be distinguished by its habit, leaves and petiole size, as well as fruit surface and size.