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We propose and diagnose a new species of Ocotea (Lauraceae), O. mellosilvae. On the basis of morphological evidence, the species seems to be a member of the Ocotea notata group. We also present its morphological description, illustrations, distribution, habitat, phenology, and etymology.
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This study is part of the master’s thesis of C.C.A.S. developed at PPG Biologia Vegetal - UFMG, Brazil with a scholarship from Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de
Nível Superior (CAPES) grant number 88882.184411/2018-01. We thank CAPES for the scholarship provided. Furthermore, we would like to thank two anonymous reviewers for their contribution to improve this article, with relevant comments and observations. Finally, we would like to thank the Instituto Estadual de Florestas - IEF, especially Hugo Guimarães, who received us at the Parque Estadual da Serra do Cabral, and with his team made it possible to collect the specimens.
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Assunção-Silva, C.C., Magalhães, R.A. & Assis, L.C.S. Ocotea mellosilvae (Lauraceae): a new species from the Espinhaço Range, Brazil. Kew Bull 75, 48 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-020-09914-3
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