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Four new species of Trattinnickia from South America. Studies in Neotropical Burseraceae XXII

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Four new species, Trattinnickia lorenziana, T. rhenocaulis, T. vacciniflora, and T. vulturina, are described and illustrated. This will bring the total number of accepted species in the genus to 16.

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Quatro espécies novas, Trattinnickia lorenziana, T. rhenocaulis, T. vacciniflora, e T. vulturina, são descritas e ilustradas; o número de espécies aceitas no gênero chegará a 16.

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We thank the COAH herbarium of the Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas SINCHI and the herbarium of Brazil’s Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA) for greatly facilitating our access to their collections. We also thank Bobbi Angell for the fine illustrations. Two anonymous reviewers provided very helpful edits of the manuscript. The first author’s field work in 1987 was supported by The National Cancer Institute, and the second author’s research was supported by a doctoral dissertation grant from the Fundação de Amparo às Pesquisas da Amazônia (FAPEAM).

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Daly, D.C., Melo, M.d.F. Four new species of Trattinnickia from South America. Studies in Neotropical Burseraceae XXII. Brittonia 69, 376–386 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-017-9473-5

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