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Three new species of Trattinnickia. Studies in Neotropical Burseraceae XXX

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Three new species of Trattinnickia are described and illustrated, and a key to the 19 recognized species is provided. Trattinnickia zickeliana resembles T. peruviana, and T. dalyana resembles T. burserifolia, while T. nebulae is remarkable for its short stature and montane habitat.

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Três novas espécies de Trattinnickia são descritas e ilustradas, e apresenta-se uma chave para as 19 espécies aceitas. Trattinnickia zickeliana se assemelha a T. peruviana e T. dalyana se assemelha a T. burserifolia, enquanto T. nebulae se destaca por seu porte baixo e habitat montano.

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We thank the Fundação de Amparo às Pesquisas da Amazônia-FAPEAM for the doctoral scholarship granted to MFFM; the curators of the herbaria VEN, LPB, and CAY for loans of collections; the New York Botanical Garden herbarium (NY) for sending digitized images of types; and Bobbi Angell for her characteristically revealing illustrations.

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  1. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Av. André Araújo, 2936 – Petrópolis, Manaus, AM, CEP 69067-375, Brazil

    Maria Fatima F. de Melo

  2. The New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY, 10458–5126, USA

    Douglas C. Daly

  3. Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Avenida Perimetral (Tancredo Neves), 2501 – Terra Firme, Belém, PA, 66077-830, Brazil

    João Ubiratam M. dos Santos

  4. Centro Universitário do Norte-UNINORTE, Unidade 14-Pós-graduação, Avenida Djalma Batista, Manaus, AM, 2100, Brazil

    Karoline Castro da Silva

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de Melo, M.F.F., Daly, D.C., dos Santos, J.U.M. et al. Three new species of Trattinnickia. Studies in Neotropical Burseraceae XXX. Brittonia 73, 343–352 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-021-09666-9

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