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Novelties in Bertolonia (Melastomataceae) from northeastern Brazil

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Three new species of Bertolonia are here described from northeastern Brazil: B. igrapiuna Bisewski, Bacci & R. Goldenb., B. riocontensis Bisewski, Bacci & R. Goldenb. and B. violacea Bisewski, Bacci & R. Goldenb. They were recognized as part of a taxonomic study for the genus in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Descriptions, taxonomic comments, ilustrations and conservation status assignments are presented for the new species, as well as information on phenology, habitat and distribution. Bertolonia igrapiuna is categorized as vulnerable (VU) and the others as critically endangered (CR).

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Photographs: a, b, c, g, h and i by L.F. Bacci; d, e and f by J.G. Jardim

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Photographs: a, b and i by L.F. Bacci; c by G.C.A. Bisewski; d–h by R. Goldenberg; all photographs from cultivated plants

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Acknowledgements

We thank CAPES/Brazil for awarding a Master’s degree grant to GCB and CNPq/Brazil for the “Produtividade em Pesquisa” Grants for AMA and RG (respectively CNPq #312404/2018-2 and #306852/2013-6) and a Post-Doc Grant for LFB (#150836/2019-8). We thank the curators of the visited herbaria for allowing access to the collections. We also thank Jomar Jardim for cultivating, collecting and photographing B. riocontensis.

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  1. Programa de Pós-graduação em Botânica, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

    Gessica C. A. Bisewski

  2. Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-862, Brazil

    Lucas F. Bacci

  3. Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Bahia, 45622-900, Brazil

    André M. Amorim

  4. Herbário CEPEC, Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bahia, 45600-970, Brazil

    André M. Amorim

  5. Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Centro Politécnico, Curitiba, Paraná, 81531-970, Brazil

    Lucas F. Bacci & Renato Goldenberg

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All authors collected material and contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation and analyses were performed by GB. The first draft of the manuscript was written by GB and LFB, but all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Distribution map of new species of Bertolonia in the state of Bahia, Brazil: Bertolonia igrapiuna (yellow hexagons); Bertolonia riocontensis (green squares); Bertolonia violacea (red circle). (TIF 21739 kb)

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Bisewski, G.C.A., Bacci, L.F., Amorim, A.M. et al. Novelties in Bertolonia (Melastomataceae) from northeastern Brazil. Braz. J. Bot 43, 563–574 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-020-00630-7

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