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A new species of Stylogyne (Myrsinaceae) from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil

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Stylogyne araujoana, a new endemic species from the Atlantic Forest Region of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil is described, illustrated, and mapped. Its relationships with Stylogyne pauciflora and Stylogyne sordida are discussed, and comments concerning the taxonomy, ecology, and conservation status are provided. Micromorphological leaf characters are illustrated and discussed.

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Stylogyne araujoana, uma nova espécie endêmica da Floresta Atlântica do estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, é descrita, ilustrada e mapeada. Sua relação com Stylogyne pauciflora e Stylogyne sordida é discutida, e são apresentados comentários acerca de sua taxonomia, ecologia e status de conservação. Caracteres micromorfológicos da folha são ilustrados e discutidos.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Jon Ricketson (MO) who made the types available for study by the senior author, Dr. Wayt Thomas for the review of a preliminary version of the manuscript, Dr. John Pipoly and Dr. Daniel Atha for valuable suggestions to improve the manuscript, Dr. Jorge Fontella Pereira and Dr. Thomas Zanoni for assistance with the Latin description, and Claudia de Miranda for the illustration. We are grateful to the New York Botanical Garden and the National Science Foundation (grant no. NSF DBI-0749751) for financial support to visit the Missouri Botanical Garden herbarium, Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro for logistic support, and Cordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) for fellowship support.

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    Tatiana Tavares Carrijo, Maria de Fátima Freitas & Ariane Luna Peixoto

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Carrijo, T.T., de Fátima Freitas, M. & Peixoto, A.L. A new species of Stylogyne (Myrsinaceae) from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. Brittonia 63, 276–280 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-010-9161-1

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