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Plantago pyrophila (Plantaginaceae), a new species from the cerrados of Eastern Bolivia

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A new species Plantago pyrophila Villarroel & J. R. I. Wood is described from the Serranias de Santiago de Chiquitos in the cerrados of eastern Bolivia. It is clearly adapted to survival in the cerrado environment where grassland fires are a frequent event. The new species is remarkable for being geographically isolated from other species of the genus, being the only species of Plantago known from the cerrado biome.

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The authors wish to thank Eliana Calzadilla for preparing the illustration which accompanies this paper. They also wish to acknowledge the support of the Darwin Initiative through Project No. 16 – 004 “Conservation of the Cerrados of Eastern Bolivia”. All collections of this species were made during the course of field work related to this project.

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  1. Herbario del Oriente Boliviano, Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado, UAGRM, Casilla Postal 2489, Avenida Irala 565, Santa Cruz, Bolivia

    Daniel Villarroel Segarra

  2. Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK

    John R. I. Wood

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Villarroel Segarra, D., Wood, J.R.I. Plantago pyrophila (Plantaginaceae), a new species from the cerrados of Eastern Bolivia. Kew Bull 66, 471–474 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-011-9298-4

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