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Buchnera tacianae (Orobanchaceae), a new species from the Brazilian cerrado

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A new species of Buchnera L. (Orobanchaceae) is described and illustrated. Buchnera tacianae V. C. Souza is endemic to the cerrado on the Central Plateau in Goiás state, Brazil, and is characterised by the indument of glandular trichomes that is unique among the Brazilian species of the genus. Further distinctive features and comments about its geographical distribution and conservation status, as well as an updated key for the Brazilian species of Buchnera are provided.

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Uma nova espécie de Buchnera L. (Orobanchaceae) é descrita e ilustrada. Buchnera tacianae V. C. Souza é endêmica do Cerrado no Planalto Central em Goiás, Brasil, e é caracterizada pelo indumento de tricomas glandulares que é único dentre as espécies brasileiras do gênero. Outras características diagnósticas e comentários sobre sua distribuição geográfica e estado de conservação, além de uma chave de identificação atualizada para as espécies brasileiras de Buchnera são fornecidos.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank the team of Goiás State University, campus Morrinhos, as well as the directors of Caldas Novas State Park for the support given to field activities in this region, and the keepers of the consulted herbaria for making their collections available. The first author would also like to thank CNPq for providing a scientific productivity grant.

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  1. Universidade de São Paulo, ESALQ, Herbário ESA, Av. Pádua Dias 11, C.P. 09, 13418-900, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

    Vinicius Castro Souza

  2. Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, DECEB, Rua Sétimo Moreira Martins 188, C.P. 56, 35702-031, Sete Lagoas, MG, Brazil

    Juliana de Paula-Souza

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Souza, V.C., de Paula-Souza, J. Buchnera tacianae (Orobanchaceae), a new species from the Brazilian cerrado. Kew Bull 71, 43 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-016-9655-4

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