Summary
Jacquemontia aequisepala (Convolvulaceae) is native to semi-arid areas of Bahia and Minas Gerais, Brazil. This species is morphologically similar to six species of the genus. Key characteristics are indumentum type, trichome type, form and size of the sepals, pairs of secondary veins on leaves, and pollen grain type. Photographs in the field, a pollen image, line drawing, and identification key to J. aequisepala are provided.
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The authors would like to acknowledge the support of Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq - 563570/2010-5), and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa (FAPESP - 2010/52490-3). We would also like to thank the curators of the herbaria we consulted, Klei Sousa for the illustrations, Jennifer Anne Lipski for the revision of this manuscript, and Liziane V. Vasconcelos for the photos provided.
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Pastore, M., Simão-Bianchini, R. Jacquemontia aequisepala (Convolvulaceae), a new species from Brazil. Kew Bull 71, 26 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-016-9640-y
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