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A new species of Lonchocarpus (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae) from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

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Lonchocarpus variabilis, from Mato Grosso do Sul State in Midwestern Brazil, is newly described and illustrated on the basis of field and herbarium studies. It occurs in seasonally deciduous forests and gallery forests at 150–681 m elevation. This species grows in sandy, calcareous, and iron rocky soils. It is similar to L. fendleri, but differs in number of leaflets and shape of the calyx. Moreover, L. variabilis has a staminal tube dilated at the base and anthers with a glabrous base.

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We are grateful to José Soares Velásquez and Márcio Venino da Silva for being active participants in our fieldwork. We would also like to thank Samira Rolim for preparing the illustrations, to the curators of the herbaria cited for their cooperation, and Arthur Singumbe Kafunya for writing the English manuscript. This work was supported by Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) and by Fundação de Apoio ao Ensino, à Pesquisa e à Extensão (FAEPEX/Unicamp).

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  1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Postal Code 6109, CEP: 13083-970, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

    Rosilene Rodrigues Silva

  2. Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Postal Code 6109, CEP: 13083-970, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

    Ana Maria Goulart de Azevedo Tozzi

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Rodrigues Silva, R., Tozzi, A. A new species of Lonchocarpus (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae) from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Brittonia 60, 34–37 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-008-9010-7

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