Summary
Based on study of herbarium specimens, a new species is described from South America: Cyperus vicky-martiniae from the Federal District, Brazil. Based on morphology, it is most closely related to C. pseudovegetus and C. reflexus.
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A partir do estudo de espécimes de herbário, uma nova espécie é descrita da América do Sul: Cyperus vicky-martiniae do Distrito Federal, Brasil. Com base na morfologia, é mais intimamente relacionado com C. pseudovegetus e C. reflexus.
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Thanks are offered to the curators of the various institutions that have loaned specimens or provided access to collections during my visits, the Sociedade Botânica do Brasil, which supported my travel to Brazil in 2008, the reviewers of the manuscript, Zhiwei Liu (Eastern Illinois University) for photographic assistance, and Kanchi Gandhi (GH) for confirming the spelling and publication of the sectional name.
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Tucker, G.C. Cyperus vicky-martiniae, a new species of Cyperus sect. Luzuloidei (Cyperaceae) from central Brazil. Kew Bull 72, 32 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-017-9705-6
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