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A new species and a replacement name in Myrcia (Gomidesia; Myrtaceae) from north-eastern Brazil

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A new species of Myrcia, M. rosangelae NicLugh., from north-eastern Brazil is described and illustrated, and a conservation assessment based on IUCN criteria is given. A replacement name is also published, M. neoblanchetiana Sobral & E. Lucas.

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful to Melanie Thomas for the Latin diagnosis, to Margaret Tebbs for the illustration and to Carolyn Proença for accelerating work towards completion of this paper.

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  1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, UK

    E. M. Nic Lughadha, E. J. Lucas & E. M. Woodgyer

  2. Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Praça Frei Orlando, 170, Centro, São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, CEP: 36307-352, Brazil

    M. Sobral

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Nic Lughadha, E.M., Lucas, E.J., Sobral, M. et al. A new species and a replacement name in Myrcia (Gomidesia; Myrtaceae) from north-eastern Brazil. Kew Bull 67, 19–24 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-012-9332-1

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