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Schefflera aurata, a new species of Araliaceae from southern Bahia, Brazil

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Schefflera aurata, a new species of Araliaceae endemic to the restinga forests of southern Bahia, Brazil, is described and illustrated. It is probably related toS. morototoni, but can be distinguished by leaflets with strongly coriaceous blades, cuspidate apices, goldensericeous indument of the abaxial surfaces, partial inflorescences with 8–12 subsessile flowers, elongated ovaries, and distinctly larger fruits.

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Schefflera aurata, uma espécie nova de Araliaceae endêmica das Matas de Restinga do sul da Bahia, Brasil, é descrita e ilustrada. Possui provável relação filogenética comS. morototoni, da qual pode ser differenciada pelos folíolos com a lâmina fortemente coriáceae e o ápice cuspidado, o indumento dourado da superfície abaxial, as inflorescências parciais com 8–12 flores subsésseis, o ovário alongado e os frutos consideravelmente maiores.

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Fiaschi, P. Schefflera aurata, a new species of Araliaceae from southern Bahia, Brazil. Brittonia 56, 357–360 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1663/0007-196X(2004)056[0357:SAANSO]2.0.CO;2

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