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Nothotalisia, a new genus of Picramniaceae from tropical America

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A new genus of Picramniaceae from tropical America, Nothotalisia, is described. Of the three species in the genus, N. piranii and N. cancellata, are new to science. The third, N. peruviana, was originally described as Talisia peruviana in the Sapindaceae. The genus and all three species are described, illustrated, and distinguished by means of a key.

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El nuevo género Neotropical Nothotalisia de la familia Picramniaceae es descrito. De las tres especies en el género, N. piranii y N. cancellata son nuevas para ciencia. La tercera especie, N. peruviana, fue describida originalmente como Talisia peruviana en la familia Sapindaceae. Las tres especies dentro de este género nuevo son descritas, ilustradas y distinguidas mediante una clave.

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Acknowledgments

Thanks to the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation for financing field work that enabled me to see two of these species in the field. Thanks to the Explorama Lodges of Iquitos, Peru, for welcoming me in their facilities to do my research and study two species in their reserves. Mark Chase was kind enough to sequence the rbcL gene for two species and show their relationship to Picramnia and Alvaradoa. I thank Bobbi Angell for bringing these plants and their tiny flowers to life through her line drawings. Thanks also to Jackie Kallunki and Pedro Acevedo for reading earlier drafts of this manuscript.

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Thomas, W.W. Nothotalisia, a new genus of Picramniaceae from tropical America. Brittonia 63, 51–61 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-010-9130-8

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