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Rapatea saülensis, a new species from the vicinity of Saül, French Guiana, is described and illustrated. The new taxon appears to be closely related toR. paludosa Aubl., from which it differs principally in its subcordate, oblique leaf-blade bases, and toR. muaju Garcia-Barr. & Mora, from which it differs mostly in its larger leaf blades.
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Boom, B.M. A new species of Rapatea section Paludosa (Rapateaceae) from French Guiana. Brittonia 46, 314–316 (1994). https://doi.org/10.2307/2806913
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