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Two new species of Lonchocarpus (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Millettieae) from Brazil

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Two new species of Lonchocarpus from Brazil, assigned to sect. Laxiflori Benth., are described and illustrated and their affinities, geographical distribution and conservation status are discussed. Lonchocarpus laticiferus from arboreal caatinga vegetation of Bahia State, and deciduous forest of Minas Gerais State is related to L. montanus A. M. G. Azevedo ex M. J. Silva & A. M. G. Azevedo. Lonchocarpus graciliflorus, known only from the rain forest of Paraná, is morphologically similar to L. longiunguiculatus M. J. Silva & A. M. G. Azevedo.

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Duas novas espécies de Lonchocarpus do Brasil, pertencentes à seção Laxiflori Benth., são descritas e ilustradas e tem suas afinidades, distribuições geográficas, além de seus status de conservação, discutidos. Lonchocarpus laticiferus occure na caatinga arbórea do estado da Bahia e nas florestas estacionais deciduais de Minas Gerais, o qual assemelha-se morfologicamente a L. montanus A. M. G. Azevedo ex M. J. Silva & A. M. G. Azevedo. Lonchocarpus graciliflorus, conhecida apenas das florestas ombrófilas do Paraná, que é semelhante morfologicamente a L. longiunguiculatus M. J. Silva & A. M. G. Azevedo.

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We especially thank the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq, Process n° 140609/2006-7) for supporting the first author; the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP, Process n° 80/1289-9); the Kew Latin American Research Fellowship (KLARF) Programme that facilitated a three month visit to European herbaria, especially B, BM, G, K, M, OXF, P; the artist Samira Rolim for the illustrations and Katherine Challis for translating the two diagnoses into Latin. The authors also thank Brian Schrire and Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz for constructive reviews of the original manuscript.

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  1. Instituto de Botânica, Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Caixa Postal 6109, CEP: 13083-970, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

    Marcos José da Silva & Ana Maria Goulart de Azevedo Tozzi

  2. Herbarium, Library, Art and Archives, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, UK

    Gwilym P. Lewis

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da Silva, M.J., de Azevedo Tozzi, A.M.G. & Lewis, G.P. Two new species of Lonchocarpus (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Millettieae) from Brazil. Kew Bull 65, 29–35 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-009-9170-y

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