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A new species of Picramnia (Simaroubaceae) from Amazonian Peru

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A new and rare species,Picramnia bullata, is described, illustrated, and compared to its closest relatives It is unique in its hirsute pubescence, numerous, elongate, bullate leaflets, and long, pendent, unbranched inflorescences.

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Thomas, W.W. A new species of Picramnia (Simaroubaceae) from Amazonian Peru. Brittonia 42, 171–174 (1990). https://doi.org/10.2307/2807207

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