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Microlicia sciophylla is described, illustrated and compared to morphologically related species from rocky fields of Bahia and Minas Gerais states. Its conservation status is also assessed, and comments made on its narrow distribution in rocky fields from northern Serra do Cipó and Diamantina plateau in Minas Gerais state.
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We would like to thank: CAPES for the master’s degree grant support to the first author; ICMbio for assistance during fieldwork at Serra do Cipó; José Rubens Pirani for the constant support during research on the Serra do Cipó Flora; Rafael Felipe de Almeida and an anonymous reviewer for the English revision.
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Pacifico, R.B., Fidanza, K. Microlicia sciophylla (Melastomataceae: Microlicieae), a new micro-endemic species from the rocky fields of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Kew Bull 72, 5 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-017-9688-3
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