Showing papers on "Maranta published in 2011"
TL;DR: A new species from Mato Grosso, M. rugosa is described and illustrated, somewhat similar to M. parvifolia Petersen with which it is compared.
Abstract: J. M. A. Braga (jmabraga@jbrj.gov.br), Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botaˆnico do Rio de Janeiro. Rua Pacheco Lea˜o, 915. 22460-030, Rio deJaneiro, RJ, Brasil. S. Vieira, Jardim Botaˆnico Plantarum. Av. Brasil 2000, Distrito Industrial II. 13460-000, Nova Odessa, SP, Brasil.Maranta is a neotropical genus usually found in moist and shaded habitats in pluvial to semideciduous forests andCerrado, with diversity center in central Brazil. A new species from Mato Grosso, M. rugosa J. M. A. Braga & S. Vieira, isdescribed and illustrated. The new species is somewhat similar to M. parvifolia Petersen with which it is compared.
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