New Species, Varieties, and Combinations in Cuphea (Lythraceae) from Brazil 7Tciaat H. Cantlcanti'inlbrapa (Geneli Icesources anld Biotechnology, Itnll)ral)a/Cenargenl, laiarqu e Fstailio Icol[gica, Final W5 Norte. (C 02372, CEP 70.770-900. Blrasilia, I).F., Brazil. ariana@ eenargeI, i.en i)ratpa.h)r Shirlev A. (r h lmt Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-0299, [U.S.A. shirley.gralhian(nioholt.orgAllSTI r. ' Six inew species and tlxo varieties oft(iCuphe!ti Pi. fBrown (I.ytllrac enie) arI de(scried frllnlBIrazilian ol(lections. Cutpliea tKt'ees '. I. Cavaleanti& S. A. craham frloml Minas (;rais is described inlseel, . f/rilla Koehne sublseclct. Pur 'v xdv Koehnewhere itt s -simiilar it (C. cylindrcel .( . . (A. Graihaim butlacks the prominently descending floral tlube spur (ioftlial species. Cuphen ialutospe'r I. T . C. avalcantli &.S. A. Graham f irom llie Amazoi, with inflated-wingedlseledls aind C(. (iianltti riae T. it. Cavalcanli & S. A.(raiam, a noellty fromn whlite sauid in Minuas erais.liilong to see l. \ Elundr Kol -ine sUI)setctions P ti l Ip-terus Koehlne and Ifilariell( Kochline respectivelv.species with linear-lanceolate Ieaves anld a woodyxylopl o iui (inot conlirniii d in ('. c.v/ili.). are nimembersof sect. Enundrt siulisect. Oiderntaion Kocllle. as are(he newly recognizedt \ariet (C'i. .s rmic ltr'o A. St.-IHilaire var. (itrrm T I'. B. Cavalcanli & S. A. Grahiamalndl he new combinlation ( ' C. sperman' co ' var. ('recl/iflii(Koehlne) T. 15. Cavaleaili & S. A. Graham. Leelolv pesare selected for C(. erer'ci/tfoli Kohine and two forms of)Ilie species. \ key to thle varieties of (,'. cpermindcoie isprovided.H'I:Sl Vt). Seis novas espeleies e duas novas varie-daldes de Cuphlc P. IBrowne (Lythraceae) saio descritasa ]partir de colofies blrasileiras. CIphten' lccns T. IB.Cavaleanti & S. A. Graham, de Minus (erais. edhescrila i l a se(;aio Melilla Kochlie subsc.lcaIPahv'liCiyx Koelne ilnde e senielhanle ai C. cvlin-dirnace S. A. (Gralham, ias dilfere por n11o possuir oeailear i)roemiillelienlnte descendelhte como naquelaespecie. Cuplheu alo',lsperrna T. 15. Cavalcanti I& S. A.(Graham., da Aaniaz nia. nomn seentes de ala inflada eC. <namrnrine T. IB. Cavaleanti & S. A. Graham, nmanovidade dis serras de solos de areia lranca de MinasGerais. pertenceile a seltiao En,/ira Kioeline slub-seilo Platip7erus \onehne e Hiliril/t Kochne.respeclivamente. C'uphte ecxilis T. B. Cavalealnti & S.A. Graham, (C. lHiifl,oris T. Bl. (Caalcanii & S. A.Gralam e, C,'. rupeslri., T. B. Cavahlanti & S. A.Graham. novalia espeeies (om follhas linear-laneoladase xilop6dio (ino confirnuado em C. exilis), siao'memlros da seal'o Evandrn subse<;cao OidernmalionKochle. asshn com) a nova variedade reeonhecida C..fserntnore A. St.-I lilaire var. Irgil T. 1I. (nvalcanili& S. A. Grahamn e a nova ceombininac C. s.yprrmnoce1ar. (rectifolin (K cloicl) T. 15. (;CaalUcani & S. -.(Gralia. Lectotifipos slo seleeiomnaios para (C. erectifn-liI Koehne e dIas lfonas dlas espeeies. I ia cliavepara as variedadles dc C. spe'rmncoce e Illrneridla. ' e words.": Brazil, Cuphea. II l(N ied Li sl. l. tihraceae. NFew laxa are described here as part of acollaborative efflrl Io revise the large (0()+ species)p)rimarily Brazilian seclion Eunndra Koehn(' of thegenus (Cuph<( P). Brownel (I.ylthlraeae). and In idenlifyvulndleterniimied material of the genus in Ilwe herbaria ofEIlmpresa Brasileira de 'esquisa Algro(ccnatria (im-Ilrapa) (;enetic Iesources and Biolehnohlog ((CEN)and the lUniversity of IBrasilia (L UB). TIhe stldy adds sixnew species and two varietlies to other recent additionsof Cupheal discoveredl in the Brazilian I'lora (Graham &Cavaleanti. 1999; Cavaleanti & Graham. 2()O5).Cuphea ailatospermn T. B. (:avaleanti tK S. A. Graham(sect. Euttandra siSliscel. Pllpterus Kocline) from thlieAmazon has seedls with unique inl'laled seed wingsunlike any othier seeds in the genus. Cuphtdeanatiuriae T. I. Ctavalcantii & S. T. Graham (sect.l'ulndr' sublselct. Hilhri/ll Koehne) is a itnew membtl)erof thle wite sandis flora in the species-rich Serra idohspinliao of Mins (ierais state. In senl. luanmdrdsulsect. Oidemntlitm K lehne, whichli inicludles CuphedNovoN 18: 298-311. 1t it,tstti:il) oN 2 StPE'TEI': Itti 2(008.)(doi: 10.34 17/2006163
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