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Ceiba rubriflora (Malvaceae: Bombacoideae), a new species from Bahia, Brazil

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Ceiba rubriflora Carv.-Sobr. & L. P. Queiroz, a new species of Malvaceae subfamily Bombacoideae from the State of Bahia, Brazil, is described and illustrated. It is considered to be endemic to calcareous outcrops in the valley of the Rio São Francisco, in the western region of the state. Notes on distribution, ecology and phenology are given. Relationships with related species are discussed and an addition to the key to species of Ceiba Mill. published by Gibbs & Semir (2003) are provided.

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This work was supported by a grant from the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia (process no. APR0199/2005), a fellowship of CAPES for the first author, and a fellowship of CNPq (process no. 470221/2001-1) for the second author. Field work supported by the Biodiversity Research Program of the Semi-arid (PPBIO)

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  1. Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Km 03, BR 116, Campus Universitário, 44031-460, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil

    Jefferson Guedes de Carvalho-Sobrinho & Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz

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de Carvalho-Sobrinho, J.G., de Queiroz, L.P. Ceiba rubriflora (Malvaceae: Bombacoideae), a new species from Bahia, Brazil. Kew Bull 63, 649–653 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-008-9070-6

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