Wednesday, March 24, 2021

[Botany • 2021] Bonamia eustachioi (Convolvulaceae) • A New Species from the Brazilian Cerrado and Caatinga


Bonamia eustachioi  A. L. C.Moreira & Kojima,

in Moreira, Kojima, Simão-Bianchini & Cavalcanti, 2021. 
Photographs by J. E. Q. Faria.

Abstract:
Bonamia eustachioi is here described as a new species of Convolvulaceae from the states of Bahia and Minas Gerais, Brazil, where it grows in Caatinga and Cerrado vegetation. It is described, illustrated, and compared to similar species.

Keywords: Brazilian savanna, conservation, Solanales, taxonomy


Bonamia eustachioi A. L. C.Moreira & Kojima.
 A. Habit. B. Flower, frontal view. C. Flower, lateral view. D. Inflorescence. E. Immature capsule.
(Photographs by J. E. Q. Faria.)


Bonamia eustachioi A. L. C.Moreira & Kojima, sp. nov.

Etymology.— This species is named after the collector Jair Eustáquio Quintino de Faria Júnior, taxonomist and specialist in the flora of the Cerrado. He is one of the younger generation of Brazilian botanists, who has an outstanding eye for new plant species.

Distribution map of Bonamia eustachioi.
State boundaries are indicated by black solid lines.

 
André Luiz da Costa Moreira, Roberta Keyla Kojima, Rosangela Simão-Bianchini and Taciana Barbosa Cavalcanti. 2021. Bonamia eustachioi (Convolvulaceae), A New Species from the Brazilian Cerrado and Caatinga. Brittonia. DOI: 10.1007/s12228-021-09662-z