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Oocephalus viscaria (Hyptidinae: Lamiaceae), a well-known new species from Central Brazil

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A new species of Oocephalus (Lamiaceae) from the Brazilian Cerrado is described and illustrated: O. viscaria, from the Distrito Federal and adjacent municipalities. Distribution, conservation assessments and comments on its morphological characters are provided. The new species is compared to O. foliosus and O. petraeus, which are morphologically similar.

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Uma nova espécie de Oocephalus (Lamiaceae) do Cerrado brasileiro é descrita e ilustrada: O. viscaria, do Distrito Federal e municípios adjacentes. Distribuição, avaliação de conservação e comentários sobre suas características morfológicas são fornecidos. A nova espécie é comparada com O. foliosus e O. petraeus, que são morfologicamente similares.

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We thank Carla Lima for preparing the illustrations. AdeSS thanks CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) for a PhD scholarship. The author JFBP thanks CNPq for fellowship support (302452/2017-6) and RMH thanks the support he received from staff of the herbaria K (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK) and HUEFS (State University of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil).

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  1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, UK

    Raymond Mervyn Harley

  2. Centro de Biociências, Programa de Pós-graduação em Sistemática e Evolução, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

    Arthur de Souza Soares

  3. Herbarium, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus de Curitibanos, Rodovia Ulisses Gaboardi, km 3, Curitibanos, Santa Catarina, Brazil

    José Floriano Barêa Pastore

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Harley, R.M., de Souza Soares, A. & Pastore, J.F.B. Oocephalus viscaria (Hyptidinae: Lamiaceae), a well-known new species from Central Brazil. Brittonia 71, 389–393 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-019-09586-9

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