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Bonamia linearifolia (Convolvulaceae), a new species from the Brazilian Cerrado

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Bonamia linearifolia A.L.C.Moreira & Sim.-Bianch., a new species from the Cerrado of Central Brazil, is described and illustrated; its distinctive morphological characters are discussed and compared with other related species.

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The authors would like to thank the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq - 311738/2016-8) for their support. We also thank Darli Nuza for providing the line drawing, the curators of the herbaria visited, Alexander Rockinger for suggestions on the manuscript, and Eduardo Toledo de Amorim for creating the species distribution map and Maria Rosa Zanatta for elucidating the conservation status of species.

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da Costa Moreira, A.L., Simão-Bianchini, R. & Cavalcanti, T.B. Bonamia linearifolia (Convolvulaceae), a new species from the Brazilian Cerrado. Kew Bull 74, 10 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-019-9798-1

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